Breakfast+Casserole

To stay on time with the recipe, you must prepare the pepper, mushrooms, garlic and onion as soon as you arrive. Put a box around the instructions on your recipe that tells you to prepare and cook the potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, and onion. Write the name of the 2 group members who will begin working on this step immediately.
 * 1. What needs to be done as soon as you arrive? **

**The following ingredients MUST be prepped and placed into a prep bowl on your orange tray BEFORE moving to the range to cook!!**

 * Potatoes
 * Red bell pepper
 * Mushrooms
 * Garlic
 * Onion
 * Olive Oil


 * NOTE: You will lose points if this is not checked before you begin cooking **

Today you will be cooking 2 separate times and baking, which will require preparation time. The baking cannot begin until you have cooked your bacon and potato mixture. If it takes too long to begin preparing these items, you will get behind schedule with your dish.
 * 2. Why is this important to begin right away? **

==== Preparing the bacon. You will use your kitchen shears and a red cutting board to prepare your bacon. Place into a prep bowl when finished. Place prep bowl onto orange ingredient tray. You will fry your bacon using a LARGE SKILLET AND WOODEN SPOON. ====
 * 3. How is the bacon to be prepared for frying? What piece of equipment will you use? **
 * 4. What color cutting board should be used for the bacon? **

If your bacon grease is splashing out of the pan, TURN YOUR BURNER DOWN!!!! When your bacon is done cooking, you will need a LARGE plate, slotted spoon and 2-3 good paper towels (see ingredient table.) Place bacon on the plate to drain any excess grease and allow it to cool. See the link below to learn more about how to get rid of the extra grease in the pan.
 * 5, 6, and 7 **

How do I get rid of all that bacon grease?


 * 8. Describe how to easily remove the skin from a clove of garlic: **


 * How to Peel to Garlic **
 * How to Mince Garlic **

Mincing the garlic (as opposed to chopping or dicing) is crucial in this dish. For this dish, you want to get the flavor of the garlic without biting into a piece of it.
 * 9.Why is it important to mince the garlic in this recipe?**


 * 10. How should you clean and cut a bell pepper? Describe step-by-step in detail: **
 * How to cut a pepper **

How to chop an onion
 * 11. Describe the steps of chopping an onion:**


 * 12. Describe how to slice a mushroom:**
 * How to Slice a Mushroom**


 * 13. How do you chiffonade spinach?**
 * [|Chiffonading Spinach]**

Heating the oil in the skillet will "fry the food" instead of the oil soaking into the potatoes and vegetables.
 * 14.Why should the olive oil be heated in the skillet BEFORE adding the potatoes and vegetables? **


 * 15.How should the potatoes and vegetables appear when done? (Use the information in your recipe) **

all the items, including egg shells, can be composted this week
 * 16.What items may be placed in the compost bowl in this recipe (reminder: no foods containing protein may go in the bin)? **


 * 17.List the ingredients in order of the layers they are to be placed in in the baking dish before cooking: **
 * Potato mixture
 * Eggs and milk mixture
 * Bacon
 * Spinach
 * Grated Cheese