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Year 9 - Cooking and nutrition

Making sweet potato katsu curry

Accurate and precise cooking

Unit Summary

Through three recipes, the emphasis of this unit is on accurate and precise use of a range of food skills, and independent working. High standards of food safety are embedded, and pupils modify recipes for health and explore food science in action and the cost of ingredients.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use food skills to make a sweet potato katsu curry.

Key Notes

  • Katsu curry is a traditional Japanese dish of a pork cutlet (tonkatsu), served with rice and curry sauce.
  • In line with the Eatwell Guide, we should have a plant-rich, diverse and balanced diet.
  • Food skills used to make katsu curry include measuring, mixing, peeling, slicing, coating, and using the hob and oven.
  • High standards of personal hygiene and safe food handling must be demonstrated at all times.
  • Recipes and cooking methods can be modified to help meet current healthy eating messages and different budgets.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • katsu: an abbreviation for the word of a pork 'cutlet' in Japanese (katsuretsu, カツレツ)
  • plant rich: a diet that comprises lots of fruit, vegetables, cereals, beans, legumes, seeds and nuts
  • personal hygiene: steps taken to prevent cross-contamination and reduce the risk of food poisoning
  • budget: income and expenditure over a period of time

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Recipes cannot be modified for different budgets, as the stated ingredients must always be used.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Katsu curry is a traditional Japanese dish of a pork cutlet (tonkatsu), served with rice and curry sauce. In line with the Eatwell Guide, we should have a plant-rich, diverse and balanced diet.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'katsu'

an abbreviation for the word of a pork 'cutlet' in Japanese (katsuretsu, カツレツ).

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Recipes cannot be modified for different budgets, as the stated ingredients must always be used. Correction: Recipes can be modified for different budgets, using a number of strategies, such as comparing costs, buying own-brand items, and using seasonal fruit and vegetables.

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