SEC-S19 / W5 | Cooking Methods Used in the Kitchen. A Walk Through the Gastronomy of Another Country

Cooking methods are important part of gastronomy; the food's quality, taste and safety in the kitchen are assured. Through cooking methods, we can can get a satisfying culinary experience when exploring through different delicacies. For week 5 course, I have learned three (3) different types of cooking which are; moist heat, dry heat and combined. Just as these names implies, each of the above mentioned method has their techniques.

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As a Nigerian, I have applied these three methods several times during cooking process and for the purpose of this course, I will gladly explore through the gastronomy of another country. Let's go to Germany......

Make the Mise en Place for the Recipe (show with 1 photo)

Mise en place of the ingredients used

I will prepare tasty and delicious German Potato soup. This meal is made with the following ingredients;

• Potato
• Milk
• Butter
• Salt
• Pepper

Explain What Cooking Method You are Using

In order to reach the final stage of preparing this meal ( potato soup), combined method was used to achieve it. Below are the steps I took;
Step 1: I peeled, washed and diced my potatoes.

Cutting potatoes

Step 2: I poured into the pot, added water and set to boil which is an example of moist heat ( no fat or oil was added at this point).

Boiling potatoes

I also drained the water out after boiling and kept it for second stage of the cooking process.

Draining out water

Step 3: I heated up my pan, poured butter into it. After the butter has melted, I poured the milk into it and allow it to dry up a little.

Melting the butter	Adding milk

Step 4: I added the potatoes and a little quantity of milk again since the other has dried up.

Step 5: This is the last step for this cooking method where I sprinkled a little salt and dried pepper then stirred carefully.

I sprinkled pepper and salt

It came out a bit thick and creamy texture which I garnished and served in an attractive way.

German Potato Soup is ready!

Why Did You Choose that Dish? What Motivated You to Make this Recipe?

I have been seeing this German dish for a long time now and always wished to have a taste of this combination by trying out the recipe. While exploring through different countries and their dishes, I came across this again and decided to try out. Honestly, I think this course is the greatest force behind my trial, I got my motivation from this class. Another reason why I tried this recipe is due to accessibility of the ingredients. The ingredients used for this dish were easy to get in my country.

Did You Like the Result Obtained?

YES!, I was happy after preparing this meal. I started with my fingers crossed but I am glad that I got a positive result during my first trial. Everything turned out good and I like it!

Selfie with my dish

All thanks to Gastronomy Teachers for this privilege to walk through the gastronomy of another country with perfection.

I will invite @josepha, @anasuleidy and @eliany to join the class. Thank you!