week 8 STORING STARCH AND CEREAL DISHES.pdf

Cookery 10 storing starch and cereal dishes

1. Present and Store Starch
and Cereal Dishes

2. Properstorageoffood
isverycrucialinkeeping
foodsafebecausethe
mannerandtemperatureof
storagewillaffectthefood‘s
susceptibilitytobacterial
growth,othercontaminants,
andinfestation.

3. Storingfoodwillnotimproveits
quality,itwillonlydelaytherateof
deterioration,andthus,theproperperiod
ofstorageshouldalsobeobserved.

4. FIFO
FIFO(FirstIn,FirstOut)instoringfoodisvery
important.Thoughitisalong-timemethodinstore-
keepingwherethefirstfoodstoredshouldbethe
firstfoodtobeoutfromthestorageitishightimeto
makeitahabitorputintopractice.

6. Writetheexpiry
date,datereceivedand
dateofstoragetothe
foodpackageand
regularlycheckthe
expirationdate.

7. Techniques in Preparing
Pasta before Plating

8. 1.Pastaisbestif
cookedandserved
immediately.Tryto
cookpastaupon
order.

9. 2.Ifpastaistobe
servedimmediately,
justdrainanddonot
rinseincoldwater.

10. 3.Ifpastaistobe
usedcoldinsalad,
itisreadytobe
incorporatedinthe
recipeassoonasit
hascooled.

11. 4.Ifpastaistobe
held,tossgentlywith
asmallamountofoil
tokeepitfrom
sticking.

12. 5.Measureportions
intomoundsontrays.
Coverwithplasticfilm
andrefrigerateuntil
servicetime.

13. 6.Toserve,placethe
desirednumberof
portionsinaChina
capandimmersein
simmeringwaterto
reheat.Drain,plate,
andaddsauce.

14. How to Store Pasta Noodles?

15. DryPasta
Removethepasta
fromthestore
packagingifthe
noodlescomeinabox
orothernon-airtight
container.

16. Placethenoodlesinasealableplastic
bagorothercontainerthatclosestightly.

17. Forlongnoodles,
suchasspaghetti,
useatallplastic
storagecontainer.
Sealthebagor
screwthelidon
tightly.Storethepasta
inacool,dryplace.

18. Drypastastores
indefinitely,butshould
beusedwithintwoyears
topreventlossofflavor.
Storedriedeggnoodles
foruptosixmonths.

19. Driedpastaneednottoberefrigerated.Itcan
bestoredontheshelfinanairtightcontainerina
dryareathatisnotexposedtoextreme
temperature.

20. Somemanufacturerswillstamptheirpackages
witha"bestifusedby"date,whichindicatesthat
theflavor,colorandnutritionalvaluemaybe
affectedifusedbeyondthatdate.

21. CookedPasta
Pourthenoodlesinto
acolander.Allowasmuch
moistureaspossibleto
drain.Noodlesleftin
standingwaterbecome
overlysoftandmushy.

22. Sprinkle1tsp.saladoil
overthenoodles.Tossthe
pastasothenoodlesare
evenlycoatedintheoil.
Saladoilpreventsthepasta
fromstickingtogether.

23. Placethepastaina
tight-sealedcontainer.
Storeintherefrigerator
forthreetofivedays.

24. Cookedpastacan
bestoredunsaucedin
anairtightcontainer
andrefrigeratedfor4
or5days.

25. Thesauceshouldbe
refrigeratedseparatefrom
thepastaandcanbestored
for6or7days.Thisprevents
thepastafromsoakingup
toomuchflavorandoilfrom
thesauce,whichcausesthe
tasteofthepastatobe
drownedout.

26. `
Ifthepastais
storedtogetherwith
thesauce,itshouldbe
eatenwithin1or2
daystolimitthe
amountofsaucethatis
absorbed.

27. Ifcookedpastaisnot
goingtobeusedwithinthe
suggestedtimeperiod,it
shouldbefrozenandthenit
canbestoredfor
approximately3months.

28. FreshPasta
Freshpastashould
ideallybeusedonthesame
dayasmanufactured.Thisis
notalwayspossible,butifit
isusedwithinthenexttwo
daysitwillgiveadequate
results.Afterthisittendsto
crackthroughexcessdrying.

29. Itmustbestored,
keepitwell-coveredin
thefridge,tominimize
theriskofthis
happening.Frozenfilled
pastaswillkeepforupto
threemonthsifheldat-
18oCorlower.

30. Freshpastacanbe
storedintherefrigerator
for2or3days.Ifthepasta
willnotbeusedwithinthat
time,itcanbefrozenand
storedinthefreezerfor2to
3months.

31. Homemadepastacan
bestoredinthe
refrigeratorfor1or2days
orfrozenfor2to3months.

32. Homemadepastacanalso
beallowedtodrythoroughly
andthenplacedinaplasticbag
orairtightcontainer.Thelength
oftimeitwilltaketodrywill
varydependingonthetypeof
pastaanditssize,shapeand
thickness.

33. Ifdriedcompletely,
thepastacanthenbe
storedinacooldry
placeforacoupleof
months.

34. Ifyouaregoingtouse
thepastaonthesameday
asitismade,youcanallow
ittodryonacleantowel
foracoupleofhours
beforeyoucookitunlessit
isstuffedpasta.

35. Stuffedpasta,suchas
ravioli,shouldbecooked
withinhalfanhour,
otherwiseitwillbeginto
discolorandbecomedamp.

36. FrozenPasta
Thisdoesnothavetobe
thawedbeforeitiscooked.
Justplacethefrozenpasta
intoboilingwaterandreheat
it.Itwillneedtocookalittle
longerthanunfrozenpasta.