Cooking Verbs Exercises
Cooking Verbs Exercises
© Elena Ryabova
Christmas gingerbread men Cooking method
2 tsp ground ginger 3.Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line two baking trays with
greaseproof paper.
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4. the dough out to a 0.5cm/¼in thickness on a lightly
125g/4½oz butter
floured surface. Using cutters, cut out the gingerbread men shapes
175g/6oz light soft brown sugar and place on the baking tray, leaving a gap between them. For
decorations, use a skewer to make a small hole in the top of each
1 egg
biscuit.
4 tbsp golden syrup
5. for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly golden-brown. Leave
To decorate: on the tray for 10 minutes and then move to a wire rack to finish
writing icing cooling. When cooled decorate with the writing icing and cake
decorations.
cake decorations
Roast fillet of beef with roasted garlic and mustard cream Cooking method
2. Heat a large frying pan until very hot. the fillet on all
sides until browned. Transfer to a roasting tin.
A tender cut of beef is a little bit of luxury and this is the perfect
main course to cook for a gathering of friends at Christmas. 3. Place the fillet in the centre of the roasting tin, arrange the
whole garlic bulbs around the fillet and with a little oil.
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for 23 minutes for medium-rare (only 20 minutes if it is
For the beef: a long, thin piece).
1kg/2.2lb middle-cut thick fillet of beef 4. When the beef is cooked, remove from the oven, cover
with aluminium foil and leave to rest for 15 minutes.
salt and pepper
5. Serve hot or you can leave it to cool, and then wrap in more foil
2 tb sp olive oil
and place in the fridge to cool completely.
For the SAUCe:
6. To make the sauce, cut the roasted garlic bulbs in half
2 whole heads garlic horizontally and the garlic paste from each single clove
into a bowl. the mayonnaise, crème fraîche and sugar.
150ml/¼ pint mayonnaise
7. to a smooth purée using a blender or food processor.
150ml/¼ pint full fat crème fraîche
in the wholegrain mustard. Chill until ready to serve
½ tsp sugar alongside the beef.
2 tbsp wholegrain mustard 8. the beef into thin slices just before serving.
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