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Instructions: A la boitella Cooked with mushrooms
A la broch Cooked on a skewer
A la mode In the style of
A la vapeur Steamed
A letuvee Stewed
Aspic Any jellied dish or a jellied
glaze
Au gratin Sprinkled with crumbs and/or cheese and baked brown
Au jus Served with natural juice or
gravy
Au lait With milk

Beurre Butter
Beurre fondu Melted butter
Beurre noir Butter browned until its almost black
Bien cuit Well done
Bouilli Boiled
Braise Braised. Food well browned in a
little hot fat, then simmered in a little liquid covered until tender

Cafe noir Black coffee
Chartreuse Any combination of chopped foods in a mold
Chaud Hot
Coeur Heart
Cru Uncooked; raw

Diable Deviled
Duchesse Potatoes mixed with egg and forced through a pastry tube

En brochette Broiled and served on a skewer En coquille In the shell; in shell-shaped ramekins En gelee In jelly
En papillotte Baked in an oiled paper bag Epice Spice
Fines Herbes Mixture of herbs like minced chives, parsley and tarragon or thyme
Foie Liver
Fondue de fromage A melted cheese dish
Fourre Baked
Frappe Sweetened fruit juices frozen to a mush Fricassee Braised meats or poultry
Frit Fried
Froid Cold
Fume Smoked

Garni Garnished
Gateau Cake
Glace Ice; ice cream
Glace` Iced
Gras Fat
Grille Grilled or broiled

Hache Finely chopped or sliced

Jardiniere Diced, mixed vegetables
Julienne Match-like strips of meat, vegetables or cheese

Lyonnaise Cooked with onions

Macedoine Mixture of vegetables or fruits Mousse Light, airy dish, usually containing beaten egg whites or whipped cream, for dessert or main dish; meat, poultry or
fish, finely ground, served in a mold

Oeufs Eggs
Pain Bread
Pane Prepared with bread crumbs
Puree Mashed

Ragout A stew with rice gravy
Roti Roast
Roux A mixture of butter and flour used for thickening soups or sauces

Saunte Fried lightly in a little fat
Souffle A baked fluffy main dish or dessert made of milk and egg yolks into which
stiffly beaten egg whites are folded

Vinaigrette A marinade or salad sauce of oil, vinegar, pepper and herbs

VIANDES MEATS
Boeuf Beef
Jambon Ham

continued in part 2

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