Monday, November 15, 2010

Measurements:

une tasse de = A cup of
gramme de = gram of (g) ex. 500g de beurre - 500 grams of butter
ml = milligramme
un morceau de = a piece of
l = litre - a liter of

French cooking verbs:

to add to

ajouter

to bake

faire cuire au four

to blacken

noircir

to boil

bouillir

to broil

griller

to brown

faire dorer

to carve up

découper

to chop [to mince]

hacher

to cook

cuisiner

to cook on the grill

faire cuire sur le gril

to cook slowly

cuire

to crumble

émietter

to cut

couper

to deep fry

faire frire

to divide

séparer

to divide up

diviser

to drain

égoutter

to fill

remplir

to flambé

flamber

to fork [fork out]

servir avec une fourchette

to grill

griller

to ladle up

servir à la louche

to layer

coucher

to learn to cook

apprendre la cuisine

to light

allumer

to load

charger

to mash

pulper

to mince

émincer

to poach

pocher

to pour

verser

to put

mettre

to remove seeds, stones

épépiner

to roast

rôtir

to sauté

faire sauter

to serve

servir

to shake

secouer

to shallow fry

faire revenir

to slice

trancher

to spread

éparpiller

to sponge

éponger

to spoon [spoon out]

servir avec une cuiller

to sprinkle on top

saupoudrer

to stuff [something]

farcir

to stir

tourner

to show, display

étaler

to thicken

épaissir

to toast

griller du pain

to whip in

incorporer

to whip up

battre

to whisk

battre au fouet