vegetable revision

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• Further Education (Key Stage 5)

Vegetable revision

Key stages in the preparation and cooking
of globe artichokes

which of these are a suitable sauce
to serve with artichokes

Tomato ketchup

Hollandaise sauce

Beurre blanc

Brown sauce

Vinaigrette

Match the statements relevant to the vegetable 

Thick stem starts to develop in the centre 

They become really smelly and make fart sounds 

the vegetable starts to seed

The outside leaves become tough 

Match the statements relevant to the vegetable

Stems will become thick and tough

when you eat this your wee smells really bad

if you put 2 in your mouth at once you look like Dracula 

Tips will start to seed 

Nutrients
What happens to natural sugars in vegetables once picked ?

1. they get eaten
2. The sugar turns to starch
3. Birds Eye steal them all
4. the sugars turn to honey

Nutrients cont .....

What 2 things happens to the eating quality of vegetables once this happens

1. they become tough
2. we throw them away
3. they lose their sweetness
4. we resow them to grow more peas

Nutrients cont ....
What happens to colour, vitamin C 7 proteins when vegetables are dried to make pulses?

Colour fades

smell gets really bad

Vitamin C is lost

Proteins/carbohydrates remain

what happens to the volume of spinach & new potatoes when they are cooked

1. they disappear in to thin air
2. spinach will wilt
3. New potatoes stay the same
4. spinach becomes bigger than a new potato

what happens to the cellulose & fibrous structures of spinach and new potatoes when cooked ?

1. the cellulose structure of spinach breaks down and fibres soften
2. they both start growing new cells
3. the starch in new potatoes gelatinises turning the centre powdery
4. they start waving at each other

How does boiling vegetables reduce the vitamin C content?

1. because it softens the vegetables
2. Vitamin C cant swim
3. Vitamin C leaches in to the water
4. Overcooking by boiling to long

How can Vitamin C be maintained when boiling and serving vegetables?

Bring the water to the boil before adding vegetables

dip its toe in the water first

Boil as rapidly as possible to shorten the cooking time and lessen exposure to heat

add salt to the water

serve vegetables immediately

use water to make gravies/sauces