Unit 3 Cooking and Recipes

Section 1. Warming-up

1.1Are you good at cooking? What dishes can you cook? Do you like experimenting in the kitchen? Where do you find recipies for new dishes?

To read English recipies you’ll need some specials words and expressions. To learm them work with the words below.

1.2 Match each verb on the left with the food item on the right it is most often associated with.

A
1. to pluck	a. cheese
2. to crack	b. an orange
3. to grate	c.a chicken
4. to knead	d.a nut
5. to peel	e.a joint of meat
6.to slice	f. dough
7.to carve	g.loaf
B
1.to mince	a.cream
2.to shell	b.meat
3.to toss	c.a hard-boild egg
4.to whip	d.eggs
5.to stuff	e.a cake
6.to mash	f.a chicken
7.to beat	g.a pancake
8.to ice	h.potatoes

3. Match the parts from column A with suitable parts form column B. Translate the expressions you’ve got.

A	B
1) a tub of	a) crisps
2) a packet of	b) bananas
3) a loaf of	c) sugar
4) joint of	d) milk
5) a branch of	e) jam
6) a slice of	f) eggs
7) a lump of	g) butter
8) a bar of	h) meat
9) a jar of	i) chocolate
10) a carton of	j) ice
11) a cube of	k) bread
12) a dozen of	l) ham
13) a pinch of	m) orange
14) a segment of	n) salt

1.4 Now read the instructions telling you how to cook Full English Breakfast. Translate it into Russian. Can you suppose how much time and money it will take to cook it?

Full English Breakfast

Ingredients

• 2 rashers of English bacon

• 2 English sausages, if you can find them

• 1 tomato

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup baked beans

• 1 slice bread, to toast

• Salt and pepper

• Olive oil

• Brown sauce, as desired

Directions

1. Sausages take the longest (about 12-15 minutes), so get them going first. Fry in a pan with some preheated oil, turning regularly.

2. After about 4-5 minutes add bacon to the same pan that the sausages have been cooking in and fry, until your preferred crispiness is reached. The cooked bacon can be kept hot on a plate in the oven.

3. Place your baked beans in a small sauce pan and heat over medium-low until hot and little bubbles are starting to appear (don’t boil them), about 7 minutes.

4. Cut the tomato in half, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with a little olive oil. Place cut-side down in the frying pan and cook in the bacon/sausage fat without moving for 2 minutes. Gently turn over and season again. Cook for a further 2-3 minutes until tender but still holding its shape.

5. For ‘proper’ fried bread it’s best to cook it in a separate pan. Ideally, use white sandwich bread that is a couple of days old. Heat a frying pan to a medium heat and cover the base with oil. Add the bread and cook for 2-3 minutes each side until crispy and golden. For a richer flavour, add a knob of butter after you turn the slice.

6. Gently crack an egg into a lightly greased pan and cook until white has set but yolk still wobbles, season, and gently remove.

7. Serve everything on a warm plate and enjoy straight away with a good squeeze of brown sauce. Don’t forget your cup of tea!