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Cooking Lesson Plan Intermediate 03052013
Cooking Lesson Plan Intermediate 03052013
Chicken Tikka Masala (makes 4 servings) Rinse chicken, pat dry with paper towels and cut into
3/4" cubes. Put cubes onto short skewers. Place
1 1/2 lb boned & skinned chicken breasts skewered chicken into a shallow non-metal dish. In a
2/3 c plain low fat yogurt small bowl, mix together yogurt, gingerroot, garlic, chili
Fresh ginger root; grated; powder, coriander, salt, limejuice, and oil. Pour over
2 cloves of garlic; crushed skewered chicken and turn to cover completely in
1 ts (teaspoon) Chili powder marinade. Cover and refrigerate 6 hours or overnight to
1 ts ground coriander seeds allow chicken to absorb flavors.
Salt; to taste
2 tb (tablespoon) Lime juice Heat grill. Place skewered chicken on grill rack and cook
2 tb Oil 5 to 7 minutes, turning skewers occasionally. Serve hot
Lime slices with lime slices.
Moussaka (makes 6 servings)
Brown the meat & onion in some olive oil. When well-
1 lb ground beef
browned, add water, tomato paste, parsley, butter, salt,
1 c chopped onion
and pepper and let it simmer on low for 1 hour or more,
Olive oil
until sauce has thickened. In the meantime, peel & cut
1 c water
the eggplants lengthwise in 1/4" thick slices. Sauté in
1/2 c tomato paste
olive oil to a golden brown. Add 2 tbs bread crumbs to
2 tb Minced parsley
the meat sauce & mix well. Butter a baking dish well and
Stick butter
sprinkle with some breadcrumbs. Place 1/2 of eggplant
Salt & pepper
slices in the dish, & spread 1/2 of the meat sauce on top
Med. Eggplants
- repeat. Pour eggs on top and spread evenly. Sprinkle
1/2 c bread crumbs
with cheese & breadcrumbs and bake at 350 for 1/2 hour
Eggs, well-beaten
or until golden. Serve with cheese sauce, if you want.
1/2 c grated cheese
Triple-Chocolate Fudge Brownies Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour on an
(makes 1 serving) 8x8” baking pan. In a heavy 1.5 quart (6L) saucepan
1 rinse (verb) a a mixture of oil, wine, spices, etc, used for soaking meat/fish before cooking
2 skewer b fry food quickly in a little hot fat
3 shallow c cut food, esp. meat, into very small pieces using a special machine
4 marinade d take in a liquid (or other substance) from the surface or space around
5 absorb (verb) e not deep
6 mince (verb) f beat or stir a substance (esp. cream or eggs) with light, rapid movement
7 simmer (verb) g slightly warm
8 in the meantime h wash with clean water (not using soap)
9 sauté (verb) i cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point
10 sprinkle (verb) j a pointed piece of metal/wood that is pushed through meat, vegetables, etc.
11 lukewarm k in the period between two times/events; meanwhile
12 whisk (verb) l throw small pieces of sth or drops of a liquid on sth
13 batter m a mixture of eggs, milk and flour used to cover food such as fish or chicken
Master the language: Connect the below ideas to make a sentence. (good for homework)
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government / crush / uprising e.g. The government plans to crush the uprising.
in the meantime / rinse
skewer
shallow
marinade
absorb / juice
mince / hamburger
simmer / soup
chef/ sauté
sprinkle
lukewarm / bath
whisk / eggs
fish / batter
Take 5 minutes to prepare a presentation on your best recipe. Include its ingredients and the steps
required for its preparation.
Student A: You think your country’s cuisine is the best in the world. Think of reasons to support this
argument. When ready, ask your partner if he/she would like to go out with you tonight to a
restaurant that serves your country’s cuisine.
Student B: You don’t like your country’s cuisine. Think of criticisms of it. Soon, your partner will invite
you to a restaurant that serves your national cuisine. Refuse and try to convince him/her to
go out for another kind of food.
Student A: You had a delicious steak at the All American SteakHouse last night. You love meat. Tell
your partner about your dinner and recommend the restaurant to him/her. You can begin the
conversation.
Student B: You have recently become a vegetarian (or vegan if you prefer). Think of reasons why
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eating meat is wrong or unhealthy. When ready, try to convince your partner to change
his/her diet. The other student will start the conversation.
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Cooking ESL Lesson plan copyright Matthew Barton of Englishcurrent.com
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