Cooking verbs aggiungere add He's adding salt and pepper to the soup. grab or get You need a long set of tongs to grab hot dogs off of a hot grill. Afferrare Tongs= pinze
use I use a blender when I want to make a milkshake or some other type of drink. blend You can blend yogurt, fruit juice, and ice cream to make a smoothie. Usare mischiare Bollire boil over When water boils over it comes out of the pot, so be careful! Sbattere con la frusta whisk He's whisking some batter to make a cake. Scolare drain A colander is useful when you need to drain noodles or wash vegetables. Colander= scolapasta
tagliare cut This cookie cutter cuts heartshaped cookies. cucinare cook How do you cook noodles? Most people use a big pot like this one. strain filtrare Some things must be strained through a strainer because the pieces are so small. cook Many things are cooked in a pan. grattuggiare use / grate We use a grater for carrots, cheese, potatoes, and cabbage. It's easier to grate a carrot than it is to cut it into small pieces.
Cucinare al forno bake A muffin pan is used for baking muffins. conservare store Many Americans use a knife block to store their knives because it's safer than storing them in a drawer. microwave Microonde/ cucinare al microonde It's easy to microwave food, but sometimes the taste isn't very good. mischiare use / blend / mix This is used for mixing or blending batter.
keep / store If you keep your spices in an container like this one, they will last longer. Tirare fuori grab / take out Oven mitt= guanto da forno You must have an oven mitt to take hot things out of the oven. cut A pizza cutter cuts easily through a hard pizza crust. simmer Cuocere a fuoco lento Sauces can simmer in a saucepan for a long time.
Accendere Propane stove= forno a gas fire up / start He's going to fire up his propane stove to boil some water. Arrostire roast They're roasting hot dogs over a campfire. What fun! Skewer= spiedo use Most people use a stick to roast hotdogs, but you can also use a skewer. fry friggere A frying pan like this one is used to fry all kinds of meat: bacon, sausage, hamburger, and fish.
Fetta/ affettare slice Watch out for your thumbs when slicing potatoes. barbeque This little oven can be used for barbequing things outside. girare flip Use a spatula when flipping pancakes, hamburgers, and eggs. mescolare stir She's stirring some carrots into some vegetable soup.
Rigirare/ mescolare toss / mix When tossing salad, you have to evenly mix all the vegetables and the lettuce together. preparare prepare They're preparing some vegetable trays for a party. baste She's basting her turkey so that it doesn't dry out in then oven. cuocere in umido usare use We use a waffle iron to make old-fashioned waffles.
soffriggere stir-fry Stir-frying vegetables and meat in a wok has to be done very quickly to avoid overcooking the vegetables. use / roll / roll out A rolling pin is used for rolling out dough for pie crust. Rolling pin= mattarello Roll= stendere RECIPE SPINACH LASAGNE Ingredients 70 g unsalted butter 50 g plain flour 800 ml milk 1 fresh bay leaf 800 g spinach 200 g ricotta cheese 1 whole nutmeg, for grating 300 g fresh lasagne sheets 100 g Parmesan cheese SHARE THIS RECIPE TAP FOR INGREDIENTS
Method 1. Preheat the oven to 190ºC/gas 5. 2. Melt 50g of the butter in a pan and whisk in the flour. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then whisk in the milk till smooth. Season, add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat. Remove the stalks from the spinach, then wilt with the remaining 20g butter in a covered pan. When wilted, drain and, when cool enough to handle, squeeze out the liquid. 3. Chop the spinach and mix with the ricotta, a ladleful of the white sauce and a good grating of nutmeg. Season. 4. In a baking dish, layer the lasagne sheets, white sauce, spinach mixture and a grating of Parmesan. Finish with a layer of pasta topped with sauce and more Parmesan. 5. Bake for 30 minutes, or till golden.