Lessons > How to Marinate Foods
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Lesson Overview
Before refrigeration existed, marinades were relied upon to preserve fish, meats and other foods for long periods of time. The oil prevented oxygen from coming into contact with the food and the acids helped to slow the growth of bacteria. Nowadays, however, marinades are used primarily to add fl…
Click to expand...Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
- define marinade
- list the components of a marinade
- understand the function of each component in a marinade
- prepare a marinade from scratch
- prepare foods for marinating
- determine the appropriate marinating time for the food you are cooking
- prepare foods for cooking after they have been marinated
- know how to handle used or leftover marinades
Course Syllabus
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| 1. | Introduction: How to Marinate Foods | 2 mins |
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| 2. | Complete Your Self Assessment | 2 mins |
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| 3. | What is a Marinade? | 8 mins |
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| 4. | How to Prepare a Marinade | 4 mins |
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| 5. | Preparing to Marinate | 2 mins |
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| 6. | Determining Marinating Times | 5 mins |
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| 7. | Preparing Marinated Foods for Cooking | 2 mins |
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| 8. | General Marinating Tips | 2 mins |
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| 9. | Lesson Practice Recipes | 45 mins |
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| 10. | Lesson Quiz | 5 mins |
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| Finish Line | 1 hr 17 mins | Total Time |
Practice Recipes
A few of the practice recipes you'll learn in this lesson.
Prerequisites & Related Lessons
Please consider these additional lessons to support your learning and discovery. Some of these lessons are prerequisites that may help contextualize what you are learning and form a baseline of knowledge and skill. Other lessons are related and may help you explore next steps or dive deeper on a learning topic.
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10 Tasks
Task 1: Introduction: How to Marinate Foods
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: What is a Marinade?
Task 4: How to Prepare a Marinade
Task 5: Preparing to Marinate
Task 6: Determining Marinating Times
Task 7: Preparing Marinated Foods for Cooking
Task 8: General Marinating Tips
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