ESL Podcast 897 - Cooking a Meal
pan - a metal object with a round bottom, short sides, and one long handle, used to cook food on a stove
Do you have a smaller pan that I can use to scramble some eggs?
pot - a metal object with a round bottom, tall sides, and one or two handles, used to cook food on a stove
Is this pot big enough to boil all those noodles?
to pan-fry - to cook something in a small amount of oil in a pan over high heat on a stove
I prefer to pan-fry this fish rather than bake it in the oven.
to steam - to cook something, especially vegetables, in water vapor so that they do not touch liquid water directly
Broccoli and carrots retain more nutrients if you steam the, instead of cooking them directly in boiling water.
to grill - to cook something on a metal frame over an open fire; to barbeque
They grill a lot of fish in their backyard during the summer.
to heat - to warm something up; to increase the temperature of something, especially when cooking
Please heat the spaghetti sauce, but don't let it boil.
saucepan - a small pot with tall sides, used for making thick liquids that are poured over mixtures of vegetables, meats, and/or foods
Trent added butter, garlic, flour, milk, and cheese to a saucepan and stirred.
to microwave - to cook something in a microwave (an appliance that heats foods very quickly)
We don't have time to cook a nice meal tonight. Let's just microwave the leftovers from last night's dinner.
to simmer - to gently boil, with small bubbles coming to the surface of a liquid
The longer you let the chili simmer, the better the flavor.
consistency - the texture of a food, especially how thick, thin, lumpy, or smooth it is
The consistency of the gravy was awful. There were little lumps of flour in it.
to slice - to cut something into thin, wide pieces
Please slice some cheese to put on the sandwiches.
to marinade - to place a meat or vegetable in a flavorful liquid for a period of time to make it softer and/or better-tasting before cooking it
Ward marinated the tuna in a mixture of orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil, and soy sauce.
to broil - to cook the outer edge of something by placing it in direct contact with a heat source or very close to it
To make garlic bread, spread Italian bread with a mixture of butter and garlic, and then broil it for a few minutes until it is a golden brown.
to bake - to cook something by surrounding it with hot air, usually in an oven
The recipe says to bake the muffins for 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
dried out - with most or all of the liquid having been evaporated, so that a food it tough or crunchy, not moist and chewy
The cheese will get dried out if you don't put it in a bag or container.
cutting board - a flat, rectangular piece of wood or plastic, used to protect the counter or table while one is cutting foods with a sharp knife
Please get out the cutting board and cut up some carrot sticks.
to chop - to cut a fruit or vegetable into pieces, usually about Œ-inch on each side, but without trying to make all the pieces the same size or shape
Chopping onions always makes me cry.
to dice - to cut a fruit or vegetable into small pieces, usually less than Œ-inch on each side, but without trying to make all the pieces the same size or shape
To make salsa, you'll need to dice a lot of tomatoes.