LESSON 1:
PREPARE AND COOK
MEAT
INTRODUCTION OF MEAT
Meat is a term for the flesh of cattle(beef and
veal), sheep (lamb)and pigs(pork).
Comprises of water , fat and various amounts of
minerals and vitamins.
The flesh of an animal used as food.(MERRIAM
WEBSTER)
Beef and pork is divided into large sections called primal
[Link] primal cuts are then broken down into individual
steak (beef) and other retail cuts(beef and pork).
PORK , BEEF, AND SHEEP meats are classified as red
meat.
BEEF
Is very popular and is used around the globe.
A kind of meat that is obtained from cow and is one of the much
sought-after types of red meat.
PORK
Pork is another choice, as far as meat types are concerned.
It is derived from pig however, this meat is less fatty compared to
beef.
SHEEP MEAT
It is also a staple food in some parts of the world and is consumed
in many regions.
Otherwise known as mutton(meat of mature sheep) or
lamb(immature sheep).
LEARNING OUTCOME 1
PERFORM MISE’EN
PLACE
TYPES OF KNIVES &THEIR
USES
FRENCH KNIFE OR CHEF’S KNIFE
-for general purpose chopping,slicing,and dicing.
UTILITY KNIFE
-used for carving roast chicken and duck.
BONING KNIFE
-used for boning raw meats and poultry.
BUTCHER KNIFE
-used for cutting,sectioning,and trimming raw meats in the butcher
shop.
SLICER
-used for carving and slicingcooked meats.
SCIMITAR or STEAK KNIFE
-used for accurate cutting of steaks.
CLEAVER
-used for cutting through bones.
PRODUCT NAME PERCENTAGE WATER
RAW COOKED
Chicken fryer, whole 66% 60%
White meat , with skin 69% 61%
Dark meat , with skin 66% 59%
Ground beef , 85% lean 64% 60%
Ground beef , 73% lean 56% 55%
Beef , eye of round 73% 65%
Beef , whole brisket 71% 56%
C O M P O S I T I O N O F M E AT
WATER-70% of muscle tissue.
PROTEIN- 20% of muscle tissue.
FAT-5% of the muscle tissue.
THE FAT IN MEAT CONTRIBUTES TO:
• Juiciness
• Tenderness
• Flavor
CARBOHYDRATES
STRUCTURE OF MEAT
[Link] Fibers
-Lean meat is composed of long thin fibers bound together in
bundles.
[Link] Tissue
-These are network of proteins that bind the muscle fibers
together.
2 KINDS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
COLLAGEN
-white connective tissue that dissolves or breaks down by long , slow
cooking with liquid.
ELASTIN
-yellow connective tissue and is not broken down in cooking
BA S I C P R E PA R A T I O N M E T H O D S O F
M E AT
WASHING
SKINNING
DICING
TRIMMING
SLICING
SEASONING
COATING
DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEAT AND IT’S
SOURCE
PORK-meat from domesticated pigs, typically high in fat, commonly
slaughtered one year or less of age to ensure tender cuts.
BEEF-meat from cattle over one year old.
LAMB-meats of domesticated sheep.
CARABEEF-meat from carabao.
CHEVON-meat from deer/goat.
VEAL-flesh of a young calf, 4-5 months [Link] considered to be the
finest meat.