INTERMEDIATE LEVEL B1 TEACHER: PAQUI MUÑOZ MENDOZA

COOKING VERBS

add - agregar glaze - glasear sauté - asar

bake - hornear grate - rallar season - aderezar
beat - batir grease - engrasar serve - servir
blend - combinar, mezclar grill - asar a la parrilla sieve - tamizar
boil -hervir grind– moler simmer - hervir a fuego lento
bone - deshuesar
break– romper halve - partir en dos shake - agitar, sacudir
broil - asar a la parrilla heat - calentar sharpen - afilar
slice - rebanar
chill - refrigerar, enfriar knead - amasar smoke – ahumar
chop - picar, cortar en trozos liquidize– licuar soak – remojar
coat - rebozar
cook - cocinar melt - derretir spread - untar
cover - cubrir mince - picar carne spill - derramar
curdle - cuajar mix– mezclar sprinkle - rociar
cut into strips - cortar en tiritas squeeze– exprimir
peel - pelar
dissolve - disolver pour - volcar, verter steam - cocinar al vapor
dry - secar press - presionar, apretar stew - guisar
defrost - descongelar put - colocar, poner stir– mover con palita
dilute- diluir strain - colar
dice - cortar en cubitos remove - quitar, sacar stuff– rellenar
decorate– decorar rinse - enjuagar
empty– vaciar roast - asar thicken - espesar
roll out - aplanar, extender trim - recortar
fill - llenar
flip - dar vuelta scoop up - ahuecar (con waste- desperdiciar
fold - doblar, plegar cuchara) whisk - batir
fry - freir seal - sellar

Ingredients List:

1. Order. List all ingredients in order of use.

2. Measurements. Use measurements that will
help cooks. Say "1 medium onion, chopped," for example.
3. Advance preparation. Alert cooks to anything that must be done ahead. If onions must be
chopped, butter softened, or chicken cut into pieces, tell cooks in the ingredients list instead of at
the point where that particular ingredient will be used.

Recipe Instructions:

1. Keep it concise. Be economical with your words. Don't say,

"Put the beef, onion, bread crumbs, and spices in a mixing
bowl and mix them together.” Choose the most appropriate
 term for the task. Say, "In a mixing bowl, combine the beef, onion, bread crumbs, and spices."
2. Keep the order logical. Set up the situation before calling for the action: "In a small sauté pan over
medium heat, brown the beef mixture." Give oven preheating instructions early enough so that the
oven will be hot when needed.
3. State the level of heat on a stovetop. (cook over high heat; simmer over low heat)
4. State the approximate cooking times. (Bake 18 to 20 minutes; Microwave 3 to 5 minutes)
5. State any visual tests for doneness. (until lightly brown; until toothpick comes out clean)

6. Break up paragraphs. Don't write instructions in long paragraphs. Start a new paragraph with each
new preparation stage.

Cooking Measurement Abbreviations

Abbreviation Measurement spanish
tsp teaspoon cucharadita

Tbsp tablespoon Cucharada sopera

fl fluid Liquido

pkg package Paquete

c cup Taza

pt pint Pinta (medida .47lt.)

qt quart Cuarto

sm small Pequeño

lg large grande

Cooking Measurements
Measurement Spanish
un chorrito,
a dash
poquito
a pinch pizca

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