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Show two standard recipes that also have

accurate food costs
Topic Overview

What is a Standard Recipe?

Standard recipe is a card where you can find the name of the recipe, the number of
portions it will make, ingredients and amounts required, the method of how to make the
food, temperature for cooking and some even have pictures.

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 Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal

Recipe prepared by: Chef Joyce Faria Date: 03/05/2021

Quantity: 01 No of portions: 01

Equipement: Scales, pan, spoon

Amount Ingredient

375ml Milk

250g Quick oats

1 Banana

2 tbsp Peanut butter

½ tbsp Cinnamon

Method:

In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, bring milk to a boil, watching carefully so that it
doesn't boil over. Stir in oats, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring
occasionally. Remove from heat and cover for a few minutes. Stir in sliced banana, peanut
butter and cinnamon.

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 Scrambled Tofu

Recipe prepared by: Chef Joyce Faria Date: 03/05/2021

Quantity: 01 No of portions: 04

Equipement: Scales, pan, spoon, bowl, blender

Amount Ingredient

400g Firm tofu, drained & crumbled

100g Cherry tomatoes

110g Baby spinach

¼ cup Nutritional yeast

2 tsp Garlic powder

½ tsp Turmeric

1 tsp Black Salt

½ tsp Black pepper

Method:

In a small bowl or blender, combine nutritional yeast, garlic powder, turmeric salt, pepper,
bouillon water, whisk or blend until well combined.
Meanwhile, heat up a large pan over medium-high heat.
Add crumbled tofu, and sauce mixture, and stir until combined. Cook without stirring for 4

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 minutes, add cherry tomatoes and baby spinach. Continue to sauté, stirring occasionally until
the liquid has evaporated. About 4-6 minutes

Food Cost Recipe

To calculate the food cost, you need to know the cost of each ingredient you are using as
well as how much of each ingredient you will need for the dish you are creating.
Calculating the entire cost of a menu requires you to know the cost of the ingredients as
well as how long the item takes to both prepare and cook.
To calculate the food cost of a recipe you need to add up all the cost of the ingredients
and then divide by the number of portions you get from that recipe.

Food Cost Percentage

A food cost percentage is the value of food costs against revenue, expressed as a percentage.
It's the amount of revenue that's taken off when calculating how much profit you've made on a
single dish. This is then extended to the whole menu.

To calculate the food cost percentage of a recipe we also need to know the selling price on
the menu.

A restaurant's food cost percentage must be measured against the business's other costs.
If you have very high food costs but extremely low labour costs and rent, you might be able
to sell a high-quality product at a substantial mark-up. Generally, a healthy food cost
percentage would be anything below 35%.

Conclusion
Food costing offers numerous benefits to foodservice providers if done diligently and
regularly. It can be tedious but is certainly worth it.
Not only is it important to maintain a basic knowledge of this practice, but you must
make a concerted effort to stay on top of the price of ingredients for your meals, as
these numbers are constantly changing. The reason for this fluctuation could be a
variety of things including, but not limited to, seasonal changes, the economy, and new

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food trends that become popular. These circumstantial changes will certainly require you
to adjust your strategy at times.