KAALAMAN

 LESSON 1: PREPARE MEAT DISHES Overview:  This lesson covers the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to prepare and cook meat.  Learning Outcomes:  At the end of the lesson you are expected to do the following:  1. perform mise‘n place;  2. cook meat cuts;  3. present and evaluate meat dishes; and   4. store meat.  Introduction of Meat   Meat is a term for the flesh of cattle (beef and veal), sheep (lamb) and pigs (pork).    Meat comprises water, protein, fat, and various amounts of minerals and vitamins.  Beef is divided into large sections called primal cuts.   These beef primal cuts or ―primal- are then broken down further into individual steak and other retail cuts .   A ―side of beef is literally one side of the beef carcass that is split through the backbone.  Each side is then halved between the 12th and 13th ribs into sections called the  forequarter and hindquarter.  Pork is divided into large sections called primal cuts. These primal cuts are then broken down furth