The Test

Questions created by Sian Gammie

1. How do you make a béchamel sauce?

Flour, butter, milk – heat, remove, heat. Stir constantly. Note: Gianna adds cheese.

2. If you were sending someone to Coles to do your shopping – how would you describe these items

a. Basil Look in the herb section. Find the one that stinks the worst. Read label to check.

A helpful picture for finding Leek
I could've used this many a time!

b. Leek On wall in fruit/herb section. Large tube looking with leaf. White bulb, big leaves (identified as leek)

c. Fennel (Never used) In herb section, smells like licorish. Stalks with fine leaves (called fennel)

d. Ginger The other one, not garlic. In knobs, yellow colour, brown skin.

e. Lemongrass (Never bought) In herb section, leaves, labelled lemon grass??

f. Pork In pork section of Coles. White/pink meat – not chicken.

3. List three ingredients or processes (or a combination) you would use to make the following

a. A basic stir fry Use wok, get oil hot, add yum veges (don’t over cook, need cruch) use egg noodles (put in hot water) then combine.

b. Spaggy Bol Heat onion and garlic, add mince, tomato paste, tinned tomatoes, balsamic/wine, simmer add herbs

c. Quiche Eggs, flour, yum stuff (capsicum, bacon etc), combine cook

d. Roast Chook Dinner Chicken, vegies, oil, salt, in oven 60 mins 180 degrees.

4. What’s a moderate oven? 180

5. How many mils in a cup? 250

6. How do you make a salad dressing? Oil, balsamic, honey, mustard, salt, pepper, shake in jar.

7. What is simmering? Lightly bubbling – low heat, often with lid on

8. What’s the absorption method? (Never done – I cook rice in the microwave) for cooking rice, boil until water is absorbed.

9. What ingredients make up fresh pasta? 00 Flour, eggs, salt (same amount of grams per person – eg. 200g for 2 people)

10. A vegetarian is coming for dinner, what would you make? Donna’s Vegetarian Lasagne

11. A vegan shows up for dinner, what will you do? Tell them to buy their own dinner, I’ll have a steak.

12. The oven broke and all you have is a whole leg of lamb and the shops are shut. What would you do? Cook it in the BBQ with the hood down and garlic and rosemary.

13. Do you start these processes in hot or cold water?

a. Pasta Hot

b. Rice Cold (I do in microwave)

c. Potatoes Cold

d. Carrot Cold (I do in microwave)

14. What’s the most important ingredient in the kitchen? Passion (plus a family tragedy if you’re on MasterChef)

15. What’s more fun, cooking or eating? Cooking

16. Who’s the best new cook of 2012? THIS GUY!