Plating Garnishing We eat with our eyes first

Plating & Garnishing We eat with our eyes first!

Tools Chef Knife Paring Knife Peeler Melon Baller Cookie Cutters Apple Corer Egg Slicer Pastry Bag Molds Spiral Cutter Molding Wands Tooth Picks Skewers Food colouring Carving Tools V-Shaped Cutter U-Shaped Cutter Specialty Serving ware Mandolin ANYTHING. . .

Plating for Effect

Plating for Effect

Designing Your Plate Preparing an elegant plate can take precise planning. Blueprinting: Design your plate on paper beforehand, and discuss the look you are aiming to achieve. Draw pictures, make notes and work by trial and error to blueprint your idea into perfection.

Plating for Effect Let the food be the focal point. Serving pieces should compliment the food. Match the plate to the size, appearance, colour and flavour of the food. Keep the design simple. Odd numbers of small items looks best.

Plating for Effect Food Structure Make neat piles. Create a clock. Keep it clean.

Plating for Effect

Plating for Effect

Plating for Effect

Plating for Effect

Garnishing for Effect

Sauces are placed either under the food to highlight it, or on top to garnish it. Don’t hide the food. Remember, sauces are used to enhance the food – they are not the focus.

Sauces

Sauces

Sauces

Sauces Video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 r 6 p. S 9 Wzb 3 s&feature=related

Plate Painting

Fruits & Vegetables Produce can be arranged into garnishes or as part of the main meal. Choose ripe, bright coloured, uniformly shaped and unblemished produce. Use the greens of the produce for added effect. Use lettuce to display food.

Fans – Fanning Fruit Strawberry fan - http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=QVSCRJ-u. GTI

More Fans

Citrus Garnishes Citrus Twist video http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Omj. ILRLOkbk

http: //www. vegetablefruitcarving. com/blog/roses-made-with-citruspeels/

More Fruit Garnishes Brush egg white on fruit and dust with icing sugar to create frosted fruit look.

Icing Sugar Garnish Less is more Sprinkle with a mesh strainer

Vegetables Pepper flowers http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=JN 4 oq. KSx 6 LI Green onion flowers http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=sg 9 Fxai. Z 8 i 0&feature=related

Vegetable Garnishes Bell pepper baskets and cups

Vegetable Flowers How to make a tomato rose http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=_Acwt. D 9 Md. CU&feature=related

Vegetables cucumber deco - http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=SBUZWa. Ofd. M&feature=related celery - http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=pfc. K-L 5 o. PTM

Radishes

Herbs and Flowers Herbs add beauty, fragrance and a sense of freshness. Match the garnish with the flavours of the dish. Edible flower petals can be used to garnish small plates. Flower blossoms can be used for larger platters.

Herbs

Herbs

Herbs

Herbs

Garnishing for Effect Desserts Any effect comes into play. Sauces can be used to highlight the food. Chocolate decorations can be created with a pastry bag. Fruit can be used as the focus or garnish. Simplicity is the key!

Chocolate Garnishes Chocolate curls - http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s. Se. QJE 1 t. NPQ Chocolate scrolls http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=3 b. FIm 6 SNy 9 I&feature=related

Chocolate Dipped Anything! Strawberry tuxedo http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Zk 0 a. MP_g. NNI&NR=1&f eature=fvwp

Leave some negative space on the plate.

Coffee Art http: //www. vegetablefruitcarving. com/blog/c offee-art/

Garnishing for Effect Beverages Sugar or Salt rims Kebabs Peel Spirals Fruit Slices

Centrepieces Centerpieces Watermelons and other large fruits and vegetables can be created into incredible center pieces and displays.

Centrepieces

Centrepieces Wishing well http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. WZhj 77 Jju 8&feature=relmfu

Centrepieces Baby stroller http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=VO 9 d. Hvy 7 KUE&feature=fvwrel

Apple Swans Apple swan http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=MZ 2 RGJKWCDY&NR=1&featur e=fvwp

Centrepieces Using Green Apples

Garnishing Tips Don’t rush making garnishes – take your time. Use sharp knives and proper equipment Ice water preserves some garnishes for a few days. Some garnishes require you to bend or curl vegetables – soak slices in a salt water solution first. Lemon juice can remove the odour from onions and stop an apple from going brown. Use toothpicks and wooden skewers to hold objects together. Use vegetables at room temperature because cold vegetables tend to split and break apart.

Final Thoughts Be Creative and Innovative – anything can be a garnish! Let the food speak for itself! KEEP IT SIMPLE!

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