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HOW TO COOK IN ENGLISH KEITH O'HARE About the Author Keith runs The Keith Speaking Academy He has been working in international education for over 20 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, and education manager He has helped over 40,000 students prepare for their IELTS Speaking test with his online courses COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY In this PDF I will show you how to cook a basic soup in English! Not only that, I will give you the recipe to the tasty soup I made in the accompanying video here: https://youtu.be/QL2tNKHB6ew In addition, I will give you 50 essential cooking words related to cooking and the kitchen Finally, you can get some great idioms too, related to food vocabulary COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Recipe Carrot, leek and bean soup Onion - (chopped) Small potatoes - (cut into small chunks) Carrots - (diced) Leek - (sliced) Can of broad beans Pint of water Knob of butter, olive oil Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Method Prepare the onion and leek, then fry in a frying pan or a pot, on a low heat for minutes Keep stirring and add salt, pepper and paprika Put the onion, leek and carrots in a pan with a drop of water, put the top on and steam for minutes Shake the pan from time to time, so the ingredients don’t stick Take the lid off and add a pint of water, the beans (drained with a sieve) and the potatoes Add a knob of butter Put the lid on and bring to the boil When boiling, lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes Taste and add more salt, pepper or a dash of vinegar if needed COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Cooking Vocabulary Prep = Preparation An apron An electric hob A pot (pots and pans) A frying pan A chopping board A sieve /sɪv/ COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Utensils and Ingredients (Cooking) utensils = tools for cooking A chopping knife A cleaver A paring knife A peeler A spatula / A turner The Essentials of Cooking In her amazing book, Salt Fat Acid Heat, Samin Nosrat explains how these things are essential to any dish, and how they work COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Preparation Techniques To chop = to cut into pieces with a knife To dice = to make into small cubes To slice = to cut into slices Cooking Styles (verbs) To fry = to cook with oil in a frying pan To shallow fry = to cook with a little oil in a frying pan To deep fry = to cook with a lot of oil in a frying pan To sauté = to shallow fry To steam = to cook with steam To boil = to heat to 100℃ To boil water / beans / soup To simmer = to boil gently COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Cooking Actions To turn up / down the heat To turn on / off the hob To turn on / off the air vent There are several ways to say ‘add’ ingredients To add To toss in To throw in To turn up / down the heat To stir (around) = to move the ingredients around in a pot, pan or dish To ladle out = to serve with a ladle To serve out / up COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Quantities Quantities A pinch of salt A teaspoon of salt A dash of vinegar / water/ oil (a little) A knob of butter IdiomsQuantities and Phrasal Verbs To come along nicely = to make good progress My soup is coming along nicely! To run out of something = to have none left I have run out of oil, I need to buy some more To be partial to = to like I am partial to carrots COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY To give it a bit of a kick = to give it a strong spicy taste To play it by ear = to improvise, something without a plan To wing it = to improvise, something without a plan To take it with a pinch of salt = Don’t take it too seriously To shape up = to progress, to develop Let me show you how this dish is shaping up Bob’s your uncle = That’s it! There you have it! To butter someone up = to praise someone so you can get their help I tried to butter up my teacher so he would give me a good grade, but it didn’t work To give someone the chop (informal) = to fire someone Last week my uncle was given the chop, and now he is looking for a new job The best thing since sliced bread = the best thing ever This new peeler is amazing It’s the best thing since sliced bread! COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY To roll the dice = to take a chance Why don’t you try starting up your own business Just roll the dice and see what happens! Want the best preparation for IELTS Speaking? WWW.KEITHSPEAKINGACADEMY.COM COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY