Ministrone Challenge N5 HPC

Learning Intentions To demonstrate the correct dimensions of vegetable cuts To demonstrate safe practices and use of ingredients using peer assessment

Task 1 You will be given a vegetable preparation technique to demonstrate to the class-practice this! You will watch various demonstrations You are then required to complete the vegetable cuts yourself based on the recipe Use your Flicker Sheets to help if you get stuck

National 5 Knife Skills Assessment Minestrone Soup Collect the ingredients, and then demonstrate your knife skills by preparing the vegetables as indicated below. Have your white tray of cut vegetables checked and photographed by your teacher as evidence, then start to cook the soup.

Ingredients 1x5ml vegetable oil ½ rasher bacon – cut into small pieces ½ small onion – finely chopped 1 clove garlic – crushed ½ small carrot – macedoine ½ stick celery – paysanne ¼ courgette – paysanne ¼ red pepper – macedoine Small piece of cabbage – chiffonade 250 ml chicken stock 100ml passata 10ml tomato puree 1 tomato – blanch in boiling water, remove skin and cut as concasse ½ vermicelli pasta nest – broken into pieces pinch of mixed herbs salt and pepper To garnish – a few sprigs of parsley- finely chopped Method Heat the oil in a large pan and lightly fry the bacon. Add onion, garlic, carrot, celery, courgette, red pepper and cabbage and sauté gently with lid on the pan for 1-2 mins ( do not allow vegetables to brown) Add stock, passata, tomato puree and herbs. Simmer for 20-25 minutes. Add pasta and tomato concasse and simmer for a further 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning then serve garnished with chopped parsley.

Helpful Positive Peer Assessment Meaningful Using the Flicker sheet you made, evaluate your partners vegetable cuts from the previous lesson Fill in feedback sheet provided – remember to be constructive ! Helpful Positive Meaningful

Copy the following headings into your jotter Self Assessment Peer Assessment

Success Criteria You successfully prepared all vegetables How much support did you require? LOTS SOME NONE Discuss feedback given from your partner … How did it make you feel? Has it helped you? Can you make improvements to your vegetable cuts?