Dry-Heat Cooking Methods

How to Sweat Ingredients

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Lesson Goals

Sweating is the gentlest dry-heat cooking method. Sweating is commonly the first step or technique used to begin developing flavor in a dish. If sweating is done incorrectly, it can negatively impact the end result.

In this lesson, you will learn how to sweat properly and why it is often beneficial to sweat the small stuff.

At the end of this cooking school lesson, you will be able to:

  • define what sweating is
  • understand how and why sweating can dramatically affect your cooking
  • properly sweat ingredients
  • understand when it is most appropriate to sweat ingredients

Pre-requisites

None

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Northwest Culinary Academy of Vancouver