Kitchen Prep
Summary: Kitchen Prep is the life blood of any restaurant or meal. Also known as "mise en place," meaning everything in place, kitchen prep is what allows you to cook and serve a complex meal, "a la minute." The job title of "Prep Cook" is an entry level position in most kitchens, a proving ground where you learn basic techniques that will serve as the foundation for the rest of your career. While it's impossible to give you real life experience through a video series, with practice and mastery, this series will teach you the techniques that any professional cook looking for a prep position would be expected to know (and then some!).
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Podcasts:
Learn how to roast a peel beets.
How to quickly de-seed a pomegranate without the mess.
Service pans are explained, including hotel, 1/9, 1/3, 1/4, sheet trays, perforated pans and lids. It is expected that anyone who works in a professional kitchen, even at an entry level position, should be able to define and identify these pans.
This video will teach you how to prep and french frog legs, allowing for a cleaner presentation and easier consumption.
This video will demonstrate three different techniques for roasting garlic. Also, a brief lecture on the science behind roasting garlic, and why its strong, pungent flavor will become mild and sweet when heat is applied over a long period of time.
This video will teach you the basic technique behind making a chicken roulade. Once you master this technique, you can try your hand a making Stella's Chicken Roulade Entree, found here: http://stellaculinary.com/tcd4
A simple and effective method for laying out a fruit tray is demonstrated.
Learn how to properly wash and store greens, an important first step in preparing a salad.
This video will teach you how to properly prepare salsify, a tuber that is commonly used in European Cuisine. It goes great with any type of protein, especially beef and lamb.
How to peel, cut and blanch broccoli.
This video will teach you how to peel and blanch asparagus.
This video will teach you how to peel, clean and blanch baby carrots.
Learn how to shuck, blanch and peel fava beans.
The video will teach you the science and technique behind blanching leafy greens and green vegetables. For more information, please listen to SCS 4| Blanching. You can also test your knowledge by taking the Blanching Quiz, found in this episode's show notes: http://www.stellaculinary.com/kp3
Blanched garlic is a great way to remove the harsh, bitter bite of raw garlic while still keeping the floral, garlic aroma and flavor.
