Recipes

Discuss these questions with a partner.

1. What’s the best dish you can cook?

2. Do you ever cook for other people? How often?

3. Who’s the best cook you know?

4. Is it important for people to learn how to cook?

5. Should cookery be taught at school?

6. Do you eat out much? Do you have a favourite restaurant?

7. What was the last place you went to? What did you have?

8. Which do you prefer – home-cooked food, takeaways, or eating out? Why?

Match the verb and their definitions, then use them in a proper context.

boil	to cut (food or other matter) into small cubes
bake	to cook smth in the oven with oil or fat
roast	to crush food into a soft mass
steam	to combine or put together to form one substance or mass
blend	to become or make sth become liquid as a result of heating
mix	to cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock
carve	to cut or tear sth into small pieces
chop	to cook (food) by heating it in steam from boiling water
dice	to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food
grate	to cook (food) by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven
mash	to put sth in liquid for a time so that it becomes completely wet
melt	to cook sth slowly, or allow sth to cook slowly, in liquid in a closed dish
mince	to cut a large piece of cooked meat into smaller pieces for eating
sauté	to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or sth similar, in order to mix it thoroughly
shred	to cut food, especially meat, into very small pieces using a special machine
simmer	to rub food against a grater in order to cut it into small pieces
soak	to fry food quickly in a little hot fat
stew	to mix liquids, eggs, etc. into a stiff light mass, using a fork or special tool
stuff	to mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together; if you … things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely than if you just mix them
whisk	to cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point
stir	to cut (something) into pieces with repeated sharp blows of an axe or knife

Read the recipe and underline the sequence words. What tenses have been used?

SPAGHETTI BOLOGNESE

Ingredients

½ kg minced beef

1 large onion, chopped

2cloves of garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tin plum tomatoes

1 teaspoonful salt

1 packet spaghetti

200 g Parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

• First, heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and garlic until soft and golden.

• Add the minced beef and stir.

• Cook until the meat is browned.

• Next, mix in the chopped plum tomatoes and salt, then add a glass of water.

• Cover the pan and simmer on a low heat for 50 minutes.

• Meanwhile, boil the spaghetti in a large saucepan.

• Drain the spaghetti and place it in a serving dish.

• After that, pour the hot Bolognese sauce in the centre of the pasta.

• Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

bring grease simmer stir-fry chop roast sprinkle toss

1. You………..all the vegetables up into little pieces and then…….. everything in a wok, adding a bit of soy sauce if you need to.

2. Make sure you the baking tray before you put the cake mixture in it. Otherwise, everything will stick.

3. First, you have to the soup to the boil and then let it ............for about ten minutes.

4. You pour the dressing over the top and then ………….the salad and it's ready to go.

5. You basically just leave the meat to in the oven for three or four hours. Oh, and make sure you………some chopped rosemary or thyme on it about an hour before it's done.

bake grate marinate steam drain leave serve whisk

1. After the dough has risen, you leave it to ……..in the oven for between thirty and forty minutes.

2. Boil some water and then just the fish for about twenty minutes. You then ………it with rice and chilli sauce.

3. ……………the cream until it's light and fluffy.

4. Once the pasta is ready,…………..off all the water, then just…………a bit of parmesan cheese over the top - and it's ready to serve.

5. I usually………….the meat in lime juice, olive oil, cumin or coriander and a bit of oregano. You can add a splash of vodka to it, too, if you want. It's best to…….it in the fridge overnight.

chop boil beat peel sprinkle simmer grate

1. Before you put the pizza in the oven, …….. some cheese and…….it over the top.

2. First you have to …… the potatoes, then put them into a saucepan, cover with water and …….them for about twenty minutes.

3. Turn down the heat and gently …….the sauce for 15 minutes until it thickens.

4. Next, take the carrots and leeks, ………..them into small pieces and add them to the mixture in the pan.

5. Put the egg whites into a bowl and ……….. them until they become stiff.

blend fry melt sizzle grill slice bake stir

1. Pour the cake mixture into a round tin and ……….in a hot oven for about one and a half hours.

2. ……..the sausages in a little oil until they start to…………., then remove from the frying pan.

3. Arrange the lamb chops on a tray, season with salt and pepper and ……….for 20 minutes, turning them over once.

4. ……..a knob of butter in the saucepan, then…….. with a tablespoon of flour to make a paste.

5. ……..the aubergines thinly, then put a layer on top of the meat.

6. …………the sauce occasionally to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan.