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Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat where hot air covers the food, cooking it evenly on all sides with temperatures of at least 150 °C (300 °F) from an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting can enhance the flavor through caramelization and Maillard browning on the surface of the food. Roasting uses indirect, diffused ...
Basting (cooking) Basting is a cooking technique that involves cooking meat with either its own juices or some type of preparation such as a sauce or marinade. The meat is left to cook, then periodically coated with the juice. Basting is a technique generally known to be used for turkey, pork, chicken, duck, and beef (including steak), but may ...
Stone boiling. Stone boiling is a moist-heat cooking method. It involves placing heated rocks into a water-filled container to heat the liquid to the point where it can be used to cook. [ 1]: p. 240 This method of food preparation is a fuel-intensive process and it often requires the heating and reheating of stones before the water reaches an ...
Moist heat cooking methods include braising, pot roasting, stewing and sous-vide. These techniques are often used for cuts of beef that are tougher, as these longer, lower-temperature cooking methods have time to dissolve connecting tissue which otherwise makes meat remain tough after cooking. Stewing or simmering
A method of cooking where a container of food is placed in or above boiling water in order to heat gradually or to keep warm. [5] baking barding Wrapping meat in fat prior to roasting. [6] barbecuing Cooking meat or fish slowly over a barbecue grill with indirect heat and smoke. basting Periodically pouring liquid over food as it roasts. [7 ...
Braising of meat is often referred to as pot roasting, though some authors make a distinction between the two methods, based on whether additional liquid is added. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Osso buco and coq au vin are well known braised meat dishes, and the technique can also be used to prepare fish, tempeh , tofu , or fruits and vegetables.
Pot roast. Pot roast is an American beef dish [1] made by slow cooking a (usually tough) cut of beef in moist heat, on a kitchen stove top with a covered vessel or pressure cooker, in an oven or slow cooker. [2] Cuts such as chuck steak, bottom round, short ribs and 7-bone roast are preferred for this technique.
Searing or pan searing is a technique used in grilling, baking, braising, roasting, sautéing, and the like, in which the surface of the food (usually meat such as beef, poultry, pork, or seafood) is cooked at high temperature until a browned crust forms. Similar techniques, such as browning and blackening, are typically used to sear all sides ...