Aioli – Aioli (garlic mayonnaise) is a delicious accompaniment
to cold or hot grilled
Vegetables,
steamed or boiled artichokes, boiled potatoes, and grilled or baked fish
And
shellfish.
À la Nage – Cooking à la nage means poaching
food, usually seafood, in a court
Bouillon and
serving the court bouillon and the vegetables around the food as part
The
garniture. When making a court bouillon to use for cooking à la nage, cut the
vegetables
in a decorative manner, such as julienne.
Albumen – A synonym for egg white.
Al dente – An Italian expression applied in all
western kitchens to pasta cooked just
Until enough
resistance is left in it to be felt “by the tooth.” Fresh pasta can never by
Cooked al
dente as it is too soft. The expression is also applied to vegetables that
Have been
cooked crisp by steaming, boiling, or stir-frying.
Arborio – Risotto recipes The name given to
some of the best short-grained rices
grown in the
Po Valley of Italy, and used to prepare risotto.
