GUIDELINES IN PREPARING VANILLA CUSTARD SAUCE Grade 9 cookery
1. Use clean, sanitized equipment and follow procedure. 2. When combining the egg yolks and sugar, whip the mixture as soon as the sugar is added. Letting the sugar and egg yolks stand together without mixing creates lumps. 3. Scald milk before combining with the yolks. 4. Slowly beat the hot milk into the beaten eggs and sugar.
5. Place bowl with egg mixture in a pan of simmering water and stir constantly to prevent curding. 6. To rest for doneness, the mixture lightly coats the back of the spoon. 7. Immediately cool the sauce by setting the pan or bowl in ice water. Stir occasionally to cool evenly. 8. If the sauce curdles, immediately stir in one- or two-ounces cold milk, transfer the sauce to a blender, and blend at high speed.
STORAGE SAUCES
1. Sauces should be kept in airtight containers and stored in a cool dry place away from moisture, oxygen, light and pests. 2. Food made with starches that contain egg, milk, cream and other dairy products are prone to bacterial contamination and to food- borne illness. 3. Sauces made with these ingredients should be kept out of the temperature danger zone.
4. Thickened sauce should also be prepared, served and stored with caution. 5. These products should be stored in the refrigerator and never left to stand at room temperature too long.
Activity: Fill the missing words. When combining the 1._________ and sugar, whip the mixture as soon as the sugar is added. Scald 2._______before combining with the yolks. Slowly beat the hot milk into the beaten eggs and 3.________.Place bowl with 4._______ mixture in a pan of simmering water and stir constantly to prevent curdling. To test for doneness, the mixture lightly coats the back of the 5.______.