Task 106: Intro to How to Purée Vegetables

Estimated Time: 5 mins

Puréed vegetables have many culinary applications and can run the gamut from comforting to elegant. Silky mashed potatoes immediately come to mind but nearly any type of vegetable can be turned into a beautiful and versatile purée. Whether served on its own, used as a sauce, or as a component of a dish, puréed vegetables add color, flavor and texture to a plated dish.

In this lesson, you will learn what puréed vegetables are and the many uses that they have in the kitchen. You will learn about the components of a vegetable purée and how to build simple or more complex flavors. You will learn how to cook and purée vegetables to the proper consistency and how to flavor, finish and enrich them if desired. This lesson will show you the many ways in which vegetable purées can be incorporated into your cooking.

At the end of this cooking school lesson, you will be able to:

• Explain the process for puréeing vegetables

• Use various tools and equipment to purée vegetables

• Describe the various uses for puréed vegetables

• Achieve proper consistency in a purée

• Build flavor in a purée and pair with a dish