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Que tal falarmos sobre algo constantemente deixado de lado em aulas de inglês, como o vocabulário de culinária? Muita gente gosta de cozinhar, e quando se depara com uma receita em inglês fica boiando em determinados termos. Então resolvi facilitar a sua vida e montar um vocabulário bem legal só com termos lidos em receitas. Check it out!
Colher de sopa – tablespoon
Por exemplo, “duas colheres de sopa de açúcar mascavo” fica “two tablespoons brown sugar”. E não está errado, ou seja, eles suprimem mesmo a preposição “of”. É bem normal na linguagem de receitas. Ah, sim, leva de lambuja o significado de açúcar mascavo…
Colher de chá – teaspoon
Meia xícara – ½ cup
Sal e pimenta à gosto – salt and pepper to taste
Pré-aqueça o forno – preheat oven
Pique a cebola – chop the onion
Corte a cenoura em pequenos pedaços – dice the carrot
Refogar – to saute
Dourar – to Brown
Prato refratário – baking dish
Caçarola – Saucepan / casserole
Amido de milho – cornstarch
Despejar/derramar – to pour
Cozinhar em fogo brando – to simmer
Agitar/sacudir – to whisk
Rechear – to stuff
Misture – mix
Mexa – stir
Ferva água – boil water
Banho-Maria – water bath
Tá bom, né? Agora, para ver se realmente você já sabe seguir uma receita em inglês, tenha os ingredientes à mão, coloque o chapéu de cheff e mande brasa na receita abaixo:
Classic and Simple Meat Lasagna
Ingredients
12 whole wheat lasagna noodles
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 (25 ounce) jars tomato-basil pasta sauce
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the lasagna noodles a few at a time, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Remove the noodles to a plate.
Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat, add the garlic, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and black pepper to the skillet. Cook the meat, chopping it into small chunks as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly combined.
Place 4 noodles side by side into the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of the tomato-basil sauce, a layer of ground beef mixture, and a layer of the cottage cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice more, ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle top with the mozzarella cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown, about 10 more minutes. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving.
Ah, e, evidentemente, assim que ficar pronto, aguardo o convite!
Bon appetit!
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