SITHCCC012 Prepare Poultry Dishes: Assessment 1 Answer
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Assessment Tasks and Instructions
| Unit(s) of Competency and Code(s) | SITHCCC012 Prepare poultry dishes |
| Assessment for this Unit of Competency/Cluster | Details |
| Assessment 1 | Assignment |
| Assessment 2 | Practical Observation |
aAssessment 1
Your task:
You are required to complete all questions and tasks for this assignment. All tasks and exercises are based on the theory content and recipes contained in your workbook/ online unit.
The information you provide in this assignment may be followed-up with questions from your trainer before the final practical assessment. It is therefore essential that you have sufficient knowledge to explain and substantiate all information you provide in this paper.
You arrive at work to start your shift. List 5 methods you could use to identify the mise en place and preparation requirements for your shift:
| Methods to identify mise en place and preparation requirements |
| Mise en place acts as a major task in the professional kitchen by planning to do list before preparing the final dish (Murali & Arun, 2017). It would rather provide with the checklist of the ingredients that have to be used, containers required, tools to be used and the preparation time. 2. Workplace needs to be filled with space by preparing sanitation bucket, workstation and remove the unnecessary items by disposing of them. 3. Prepare the utensils that will be required in the preparation like heating up the ovens and pans with oil and check if all the equipment is clean before using. 4. All the ingredients needs to be in proper measurements and are kept in different utensils. 5. Before cooking, all the items are going to be prepared by washing, cutting into pieces and putting them into preparation cups and bowls. |
List 6 quality points of poultry.
| Quality points |
| There are two types of poultry products found in the market they are frozen and the fresh one from which the quality has to be ensured (Rodionova & Paliy, 2017). 1. In the case of fresh poultry, the flesh will be intact, no cuts and no blood patches will remain on the body with no broken bones. |
- List four “game birds” and list the general cooking requirements for each:
| Game birds | Cooking Requirements |
| 1. Goose | 1. It is roasted under 165 degrees and taken along with fruit-based sauces. |
List and describe five portion cuts for poultry.
| Portion cuts | Description |
| 1. Whole bird | 1. It contains all the parts along with bones and fats. |
- You need to prepare chicken ballotines filled with a chicken farce and you are starting with a whole chicken.
- Which equipment and utensils would be required to complete this task including de-boning and cutting the whole chicken?
- What are the safety requirements which must be considered?
- What are the requirements for assembling the food processor in a safe and hygienic manner?
- What are the requirements for ensuring the sharpness of knives is maintained during the preparation of poultry? How is this done?
| Equipment and utensils required |
| Filleting knife, yellow board, roasting pan and oven. |
| Safety requirements |
| Chicken needs to be kept in clean and sealed container. Use chopper boards for meat chopping No stain in the chicken should be visible (Ali et al. 2015) |
| Safe and hygienic assembly of food processor |
| Make sure that the equipment is clean and ready for the use. |
| Methods and procedure to ensure sharpness of knives |
| Using a sharp stone to retain its sharpness. |
List 3 methods of trussing and describe how they are done.
| Trussing | Description |
| 1. Using shortcut 2. Tying the legs 3. Tying the wings | 1. In shortcut method, put the chicken breast upward and tie the legs by crossing them, cut the excess thread then the wings have to be tucked in. 2. After positioning the chicken, put the twine under the legs and cross it by pulling the drumsticks along with attaching the twine over the wings and under the thighs. Then turn it and cut the excess thread and flip it upward. 3. Putting the chicken upward, tie up the twine after bringing it forward and bring it under the breast. Then tie up the twine by attaching the crossed legs and trim the excess thread. |
Provide 4 reasons for trussing.
| Reasons |
| 1. Trussing is required to make the chicken juicy and moist. 2. It is done so that the breast cavity would not open widely. 3. It is done to make the chicken look better. 4. For the purpose of even cooking. |
What are the storage, temperature and thawing requirements for frozen poultry?
| Storage requirements | Storage temperature | Thawing requirements |
| Raw poultry needs to be stored in a platter of refrigerator. The meat needs to be tightly wrapped in plastic (Lytou, Panagou & Nychas, 2017). For cooked poultry, the fat should be removed and needs to be placed in sealed airtight container. | It should be kept at 40°F to store it for 3-4 days. | The food needs to be thawed at 35°F to 40°F with proper washing and removal of fat. It needs to be used within two days of thawing for better quality. |
What are the storage requirements for cooked poultry products on display or for sale or further use, including labelling where relevant?
| Storage Requirements |
| Cooked poultry needs to be kept in refrigerator or in a low temperature with plastic wrapping the meat and providing labelling with seal (Rodionova & Paliy, 2017). |
What is the purpose of a marinade? List the 2 different types of marinades and provide 2 menu examples for their applications:
| Purpose of a Marinade | |
| The purpose for the marinade is to reach all the spices into the flesh accurately and to make it softer. | |
| Type of Marinade | Menu Examples |
| 1. Acidic marinade | Roasted boneless turkey breast |
| Garlic roast goose | |
| 2. Dairy marinade | Marinated flank steak |
| Grilled Salmon | |
- As a guideline, what is the approximate cooking time per kg of poultry for roasting?
- How can you check whether the bird is cooked?
- How would this differ if a bird is filled with a stuffing?
| Cooking time and variance for stuffed birds |
| Poultry bird need 40 minutes to be cooked for roasting Variance will be 15 minutes for stuffed roasting |
Provide a brief description for the following cookery methods applied to suitable types and different cuts of poultry. Also provide 1 menu example for each method:
| Cookery methods | Description of application and use of suitable cuts and or types of bird |
| Boiling | Whole body, Chicken. Lemon pepper chicken |
| Shallow Poaching | poultry breasts, Shallow poached salmon |
| Deep Poaching | Tenderloin Chilli-lime chicken salad |
| Stewing | Tender Jamaican Brown Stew |
| Poêler | Drumsticks Pan fried chicken |
| Braising | Whole body Garlic roast chicken |
| Shallow-Frying | Mince Fried turkey |
| Sauté Chicken | Tender |
| Deep-Frying | Tender, wings Fried chicken breast |
| Grilling | Tender Grilled chicken sandwich |
| Roasting | Roasted chicken breast Breast |
List 6 important hygiene factors which must be applied when handling and processing poultry:
| Hygiene Factors |
| 1. Wash hands and use clean utensils |
Calculations
You require 3.200 kg of chicken meat to produce a farce. A chicken size 16 has a net yield of 70 % meat.
What is the total weight of chicken you would require expressed in 0.000 Kg? (round your answer to 3 decimal places)
16 size chicken = 1.6 kg
Thus, 70% of yield of 1.6 kg chicken = 1.12kg
Therefore, total weight of required chicken = 1.12*1.12 = 2.240 kg
How many whole chickens size 16 would you need to order from stores?
16 size chicken = 1.6 kg
Therefore, 3.200kg will need= 3.200/1.6= 2
2 whole chicken of size 16 would be needed.
Select 3 different dishes using poultry and game birds and provide a suitable starch, accompaniment and sauce for each dish:
| Menu Example | Starch, Accompaniment, Sauce |
| Broiled chicken | Corn starch, roasted potatoes to simple salads and butter sauce. |
| Grilled Quail | Potato starch, garlic sauce with accompaniment of bois boudran |
| Roast Squab with Bacon and Grapes | Potato starch, bacon and grapes, creamy asiago and mustard sauce |
Provide a brief overview of the nutritional values of poultry in general, turkey specifically and game birds like emu and ostrich:
| Nutritional Value of poultry |
| Protein 20-22%. Vitamin B like riboflavin, niacin, thiamin. Vitamin E, biotin, folic and pantothenic acid. High amount of polysaturated and monosaturated fatty acid. |
| Nutritional Value of turkey |
| Total fat contains 2gm Cholesterol 91gm Sodium 235mg Potassium 282mg Carbohydrate 0gm |
| Nutritional Value of emu and ostrich |
| 9gm of fat 165 calories/3.5 ounce |
- What are the typical steps involved for carving poultry as part of a presentation, buffet or function to ensure correct portioning and mix of meat? How would this vary for emu or ostrich meat?
| Steps for carving poultry |
| Setting up of a carving station Separate the skin from the leg and the body. Removal of thigh and drumstick in a piece. Cutting of the breast meat. Cutting of breast meat into pieces. Removal of the wings. Plate it and serve. |
| Steps for carving ostrich or emu meat |
| Removing the strings of ostrich and cutting against the bird’s grain Slicing downwards to remove thighs and legs through joint Removal of wings Cut into pieces |
You are working in saucier section of a hotel. You are preparing various poultry cuts and feathered game for a function.
What is required to ensure a food safe workspace and equipment during preparation and service and at the end of the shift?
Ans: Sanitisation and clean place needs to be ensured. Equipment need to be placed at their position safely.
What does this need to include to prevent wastage of leftovers or by-products from preparation? List 2 examples of how offcuts and trimmings from poultry and feathered game could be used to boost food costs.
Ans: Buying of less products, plan up for preparing meals and storage of the leftovers safely into the refrigerator.
(1) Poultry feather wastes can be converted into soil nutrients.
(2) From feather quill bioplastics can be made (Murali & Arun, 2017).
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