Lesson 1: Food Preparation
Meat
Meat can contain deadly bacteria called e-coli. When handling meat, there are certain precautions that must be taken to avoid contaminating other food.
Remember to:
Wash counter tops, chopping boards, knives and any other utensils that raw meat touches.
Wash your hands thoroughly after handling raw meat of any kind.
Never use a chopping board, spatula or knife that's been used to prepare meat for anything else until it has been washed in hot, soapy water.
Always keep meat in the refrigerator.
Always cover meat that's being stored.
Always store meat on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. This stops it from accidently dripping onto other foods.
If meat drips into the refrigerator, clean it up immediately.
Never serve undercooked meats to avoid ingesting e-coli bacteria which can make you very ill. E-coli is always present in undercooked or raw hamburger.
Never refreeze meat once it has been thawed, unless it's been cooked. This can cause salmonella and other food poisoning.
Meat Loaf
You will need an adult to help with this recipes, as it requires the use of the oven.
2 lbs hamburger
1 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup diced celery
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup bread or cracker crumbs
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 clove of garlic, minced finely
Put hamburger into a mixing bowl.
Add shredded carrot, onion, ,celery, garlic and mix well.
Add cracker crumbs, milk and egg.
Mix well.
Put into non stick meat loaf pan.
Bake in oven preheated to 350 degrees for 45 minutes to one hour. Never serve if meat is still pink in the center.
