SOP For Boiling Food In The Hotel Kitchen

SOP Number: Kitchen / F&B Production SOP

Department: Kitchen / Food Production - Boiling Methods

Purpose of this SOP:

Every Cook should understand the basic principles of boiling and how to use them. Depending on the type of food, the chef should know when to add cold or hot water to adjust the boiling of water or the liquid. 

The Executive Chef and the Sous Chef should be responsible to ensure that the correct boiling method is used by the hotel staff. The hotel training and HRD department should develop and implement proper written Kitchen SOP's to ensure the same is implemented correctly throughout all the food preparation outlets.

Boiling Food Standard Procedures:

• Always heat to near boiling point, and allow the water to bubble or keep it just below boiling point (simmer) without the lid.
• Chefs should note that the rapid boiling can be break up the finer vegetables and below points to be noted while boiling.
• In cold water with cover - Allowing food to absorb water and cook evenly and to prevent toughness and hardness on the exterior surface.
• In cold water or stock without cover - Cooking at a temperature under the boiling point will prevent cloudiness.
• In boiling water with cover - Food cooks more quickly and retains more vitamins, minerals and color.
• In rapidly boiling water without cover - Starch on the exterior of pasta gelatins and boiling water keeps the pieces from adhering to each other.
• Always allow to boil - potatoes, dried vegetables.
• Do not allow to boil -  clear stock, clear broths and meat jellies.
• Allow to boil rapidly -  for pasta and rice.
• Allow to boil at the beginning - for blanched meat & poultry (beef, veal mutton, lamb, chicken), or when cooking vegetables.
• Use a slow boiling water without cover - to control simmering, first allow to bubble to close the pores. Reduce temperature and simmer gently and add more liquid if necessary.
• Allow to boil at the beginning - for blanched meat & poultry eg: beef, veal mutton, lamb, chicken etc., or when cooking vegetables.

 

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