Faculty Syllabus
CHEF-1301 Basic Food Preparation
Credit Spring 2024
Section(s)
Course Information
Section Information
Instructor Information
Course Requirements
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Course Requirements
Evaluation System Grade Scale
13 Daily Labs @ 75 Points Each
975
2,085 - 1,877
A
Discussion Boards 6 @ 50 Points Ea
300
1,876 - 1,668
B
Quizzes - 2 @ 50 Points Each
100
1,667 - 1,460
C
Written Research Paper/Presentation
100
1,459 - 1,251
D (Course Must Be Repeated)
Costing and Conversion Exercise
50
1,250 - below
F (Course Must Be Repeated)
Midterm Written Exam
100
Final Written Exam
160
Final Practical Lab
300
Total Points
2,085
Readings
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Readings
Textbook / Materials:
- Professional Chef, 9th Edition
- Author: Culinary Institution of America
- Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 978047042135
Course Subjects
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Course Subjects
Date
Lecture
Reading Homework
Lab Recipe
Discussion Board
Orientation
Jan. 22
Equipment Training
Knife use and Care
Knife Cuts
Professionalism
Ch. 2 Menus
Ch. 5 Equipment
Ch. 1 Ch. 12
Knife Skills
Orientation blackboard,
Syllabus, tools, uniform, safety
Classic knife cuts, p. 618-627
Tomato Concasser p. 636-637, [Indiv]
Discussion Board 1
Stocks & Sauces
Due by Day 4
Day 2
Jan 29
Stocks I
Knife Cuts
Ch. 1 Ch. 12
Knife Skills
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Vegetable Stock, ½ recipe
White Chicken Stock, ½ recipe
Brown Chicken Stock, ½ recipe
Day 3
Feb 5
Stocks II
Assign Written Research Paper
Due Day 14
Ch. 12 Stocks
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Fish Stock (Chef Demo)
Brown Veal Stock, ½ recipe
Shrimp stock, ½ recipe
Knife Cut: Large Dice
Discussion Board 2
Soups
Due by Day 6
Day 4
Feb 12
Mother Sauce I
Assign Recipe Costing Exercise
Due Day 13
Ch. 13 Sauces
Beurre Blanc ½ p. 288-291 [Indiv]
Pasta ¼ p. 819
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Roux Wheel (Chef Demo)
Velouté Sauce
Bechamel Sauce and Derivatives
-Mornay Sauce (1/2 recipe)
Knife cut- Uniform Shallot Ciseler
Day 5
Feb 19
Mother Sauce II
Quiz #1
Ch. 13 Sauces
Clarified Butter, pp. 252 [Indiv]
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Hollandaise and Derivatives
-Bearnaise Sauce (1/2 recipe) [Indiv]
Espagnole Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Knife Cut- Oblique cut, Lemon/orange Supreme p.891
Discussion Board 3
Eggs
Due by Day 8
Day 6
Feb 26
Soup I
-Consommé
-Puree
-Cream Of
-Rendering Bacon
-Blanch & Shock
Ch. 14 Soups
Chicken Consommé p. 306 (1/2 recipe) [Indiv]
Lentil Soup-344 ¼ recipe
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Croutons (cut ¼ in), ¼ recipe.
Cream Of Broccoli Soup (1/2 recipe)
Knife Cut: Chopped herbs, minced garlic, Brunoise, fine brunoise, julienne and fine julienne
Day 7
Mar 4
Soup II
Mid-Term Exam
Ch. 14 Soups
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Shellfish (Shrimp) Bisque (1/2 recipe)
N.E. Clam Chowder (1/2 recipe)
Hearty Beef Soup (1/2 recipe)
Knife Cut: Small Dice
Discussion Board 4
Pasta
Due by Day 10
March 11
Spring Break
No Class
Campus Closed
Day 8
Mar 18
Vegetables & Fruit
Chapter 8
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Braised Red Cabbage, ¼ recipe, p.711.
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Carrots Vichy [Indiv]
Blanched & Sauteed Green Beans [Indiv]
Cauliflower Gratin (1/2 recipe)
Knife Cut: Rondelle
Day 9
Mar 25
Eggs
Chapter 26
Fried Eggs: pp.855-857 (OE, OM, OH, Scr, SSU) [Indiv]
Omelets: pp.858-861 (French rolled, American folded) [Indiv]
Poached Eggs/Hard Boiled Eggs: pp. 868 [Indiv]
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Western Omelet [Indiv]
Knife Cut: Chiffonade basil, Chopped herbs, Small Dice
Discussion Board 5
Risotto
Due by Day 12
Day 10
April 1
Salads- Tossed, Composed & Bound
Dressings, Stable & Temporary Emulsion Vinaigrettes,
Mayonnaise
Chapter 27
Mayonnaise-1/3, P. 884- 887 [Indiv]
Vinaigrette p.880-882 [Indiv]
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Caesar Salad
Cobb Salad
Potato Salad
Knife Cut: Medium Dice
Day 11
Apr 8
Potatoes
Ch. 23
Pureed Potatoes ¼ recipe, p.735 [Indiv]
French Fries-1/4 recipe, p.747 (blanch at 275F) [Indiv]
Potatoes au Gratin ¼ recipe, p.739
Duchesse Potatoes ¼ recipe, p.735
Potato Latkes -1/2 recipe, p.735
Knife Cut: Batonnet, Allumette
Discussion Board 6
Potatoes
Due by Day 14
Day 12
Apr 15
Pasta, Polenta, Beans
Quiz #2
Ch. 25
Ch. 24
p. 200-235
Basic Pasta Dough ½ recipe, p. 819 [Indiv]
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Fettuccine Alfredo [Indiv]
Creamy Polenta with Mushroom demi-glace
Knife Cut: Small Dice Tomato Concasse & Pasted Garlic
Day 13
Apr 22
Recipe Costing Assignment Due
Rice: Pilaf, Simmer,
Risotto
Review Practical Cooking Exam
Ch, 22
Rice Pilaf, ¼ recipe, pp. 780 [Indiv]
Risotto alla Milanese, ½ recipe, pp.783 [Indiv]
BLACKBOARD RECIPES:
Wild Rice Pilaf w/ Cherries and Pecans, (Demo Only)
Authentic Cajun Red Beans, ½ recipe
Vegetarian Black Beans, ½ recipe
Knife Cut: Ciseler Onion
Day 14
Apr 29
Exotic Ingredient Paper Due
Review for Written Final Exam
Final Practical Examination
Day 15
May 6
Final Written Exam
Exotic Ingredient Presentations
Kitchen Deep Clean
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
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Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- Determine the different positions and function of kitchen production.
- Identify and properly operate equipment & common culinary hand tools
- Demonstrate productive application of appropriate cooking skills
- Identify various cooking techniques
- Demonstrate safe work habits, identify safety hazards, and employ preventative safety measures
- Maintain positive relations with others and cooperate through teamwork and group participation
- Demonstrate appropriate work habits and attitudes and a willingness to compromise
- Identify behaviors for establishing successful working relationships
- Demonstrate a positive attitude, conversation skills, & personal hygiene
- Prepare, clarify and utilize basic stocks, sauces, soups & thickeners
- Identify & properly select grains, cereals, pastas & rice then cook dishes utilizing these
- Utilize portion control, workflow, plating and garnishing principals
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