CRYSTALIZE

Buff with syrup, jelly or jam

CANDY

Coating a surface with a layer of caramel

TO SEASON

Spice or seasoning food

AMALGAMATE

Mix several substances

 

ABOUT

Perfect reaching that is produced in the fire

 

POWDERED SUGAR

Impalpable, fine powder sugar

BROWN SUGAR

Unrefined or incompletely refined sugar that still retains some molasses, which gives it a brownish color.

TO COVER

Fully cover a dish with a sauce, or fresh water, making it through a ladle or spoon.

 

BAIN MARIE

Cook in a "double boiler", in a container inside another larger container filled with hot water.

RIBBON STAGE

 

Beat with beater egg whites until they achieve more density.

STIFF PEAKS

 

Beat the egg whites separately from the yolk to be able to turn the container and not fall off the beaten

 

VARNISHING

Daubed brush cooking a piece of bread or meat

 

BRAISE

Cook, slow and prolonged, the meat or a vegetable with the sauce that accompanies.

CLARIFY

Add the whites mixed to water, consommé, broth or gelatin to clarify or expand liquid.

 

COLOR

Giving color to a dish or pie with vegetable paint.

CRUST

Piece of bread from a medium-thick, it shape can vary and usually is fried or toasted.

SEW

Hold the members of the bird with a long thick needle

 

SET

Thicken almost solidify a liquid or sauce

COVER

Dip one cake abundantly, with fresh meat or vegetables, sauce, liquid cheese or topping.

 

DEGREASE

To remove melted fat from the surface of liquid

 

NEUTRALIZE BY SOAKING

To remove melted fat from the surface of liquid

TO BONE

Put onion in milk or water during 20 minutes before using. Also used previously to remove the chilli seeds and veins, soaking them one or two hours in cold water.

 

DISSOLVE

Add liquid to flour

TURN OUT

Consists on removing the mold in which has been cooked before the food.

COAT STH IN BREADCRUMB / COAT STH IN BATTER.

Cover food with breadcrumb, egg or flour before frying.

DUST STH WITH FLOUR.

Sprinkle with flour before get the pasta

SPRINKLE

To scatter in drops or particles something.

FILTER

Pass a liquid through a cloth or filter paper.

FRY

Cook food in abundant boiling oil or lard

 

GRATIN

Put a dish on the oven util it get a browned color.

CAPEAR

Beat the egg withes until they form a ribbon stage.

ADD

Put ingredients slowly in a hurry or as the recipe says

 

WEIGH

Put yeast in a preparation for it to swell and increase their volume

MACERATE

Make a soak in any kind of food on alcohol, wine, vinegar, fruit juice for about one or more days

MARINATE

Put in a bowl the fish or meat with lemon juice or wine and smelling herbs all night

STUFF

Place in a piece of meat, strips of bacon, ham or different types of meat.

PASTEL

"Cake"

COAT STH IN BATTER.

To Coat sth in breadcrumbs or pass the food by flour and then wet with beaten eggs. 

BOIL DOWN

Boil any sauce, wine or any liquid until it consumes half of it.

 
     
 

If you want to convert ounces to grams, you can do it just by multiplying the number of ounces by 28. i.e. 4 per 28 ounces are equal to 110 grams.

Equivalences Volume Measures

A pinch


less than 1 / 8 teaspoon

1 teaspoon


1 / 3 teaspoon

1 tablespoon


3 teaspoons or 15 grams

2 tablespoons


6 teaspoons or 30 grams

1 / 8 cup


2 tablespoons

1 / 4 cup


4 tablespoons or 60 grams

1 / 3 cup


5 tablespoons plus a teaspoon

1 / 2 cup


8 tablespoons or 120 grams

1 cup


16 tablespoons

2 / 3 cup


10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons

3 / 4 cup


12 tablespoons

3 / 8 cup


1 / 4 cup plus 2 tablespoons

5 / 8 cup


1 / 2 cup plus 2 tablespoons

7 / 8 cup


3 / 4 cup plus 2 tablespoons

2 cups


1 / 2 liters

4 cups


1 liter

 

 

 

Recipes for Stockings

Third of 1 / 4

=

1 tablespoon plus one teaspoon

Tercio ½

=

1 tablespoon plus 2 / 3 teaspoons

Third 1 / 3

=

2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons

Half ¾

=

6 tablespoons

5 tablespoons Tercio

=

1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons

 

 

 

Maths in kitchen

1 cup flour = 125 grams
1 cup raw rice = 225 grams
1 cup of Powdered sugar = 200 grams
1 cup of brown sugar = 200 grams
1 cup of butter = 200 grams
1 cup lard = 200 grams
1 cup of raisin = 150 grams
1 cup of dates = 175 grams
1 cup of almonds = 165 grams
1 cup of walnuts = 100 grams
1 lemon (juice) = 2 tablespoons
1 can condensed milk = 1 and 1 / 4 cup
1 cup liquid = 200 ml
1 ounce = 28.7 grams
1 bar of butter = 1 / 2 cup
4 bars of butter
1 lbs = 1 box of chocolate = 3 teaspoon grate
8-10 egg withes = 1 cup
12-14 egg yolks = 1 cup
1 medium lemon = 3 teaspoon of juice
1 medium orange = 1 / 2 cup of juice
1 dozen oranges = 4 cups of juice
1 cup cornstarch = 100 grams
4 ounces macaroni = 12 1 / 4 of cup cooked
7 ounces spaghetti = 4 cups cooked
4 ounces of noodles = 2 cups cooked
1 ounce uncooked rice = 3 cups cooked
28 crackers = 1 cup crushed
4 slices of bread = 1 cup bredcrumbs


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