American College SITHCCC007 Project: Preparing Stocks, Sauces & Soups

This project, titled "How to Prepare Stocks, Sauces and Soups," is a comprehensive guide designed to demonstrate knowledge of culinary techniques and food preparation. It covers a range of topics, starting with defining culinary terms like mirepoix and exploring flavor agents used in stock preparation. The project delves into the characteristics of thickening agents, provides examples of stocks used in various soups, and addresses common faults in hot sauces. It further examines the contents and implications of stock date codes and rotation labels to ensure food quality. The guide includes detailed tables outlining the characteristics of different stocks, sauces, and soups, as well as derivatives of base sauces. It also covers mise en place requirements, storage conditions for food safety, and safe operational practices for equipment. The project provides insights into ingredient ratios, bone preparation, and unsuitable vegetables for stock production. Overall, this project serves as a practical resource for culinary students, offering detailed information on all aspects of stock, sauce, and soup preparation, emphasizing the importance of food safety and proper techniques.

Document Title: Task 2 Project
SITHCCC007 – Prepare stocks, sauces and
soups

Contents
COMPETENCY DEMONSTRATION...................................................................................... 4
STUDENT DETAILS............................................................................................................ 5
STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROJECT...........................................................................6
ASSESSMENT TASK 2 PROJECT BRIEF............................................................................... 7
APPENDIX 1 – How to Guide............................................................................................. 9
Section 1: Culinary terms and trade names for ingredients commonly used in the
production of different stocks, sauces and soups
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10
Section 2: Contents of stock date codes and rotation labels and their implication for
food quality standards
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Section 3: Characteristics of stocks, sauces and soups..................................................12
Section 4: Derivatives of base stocks and sauces..........................................................15
Section 5: Mise en place requirements for stocks, sauces and soups............................15
Section 6: Appropriate environmental conditions for storing stock, sauces and soups
products to ensure food safety and optimise shelf life
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15
Section 7: Safe operational practices using essential functions and features of
equipment used to produce stocks, sauces and soups.
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ASSESSMENT OF REQUIRED OVERALL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR THIS TASK..........18
RECORD OF ASSESSMENT TASK 2.................................................................................. 20
Learner details............................................................................................................ 20
Assessor details........................................................................................................... 20
Record of assessment results (please tick appropriate box).......................................20
Appeals – refer to the complaints and appeals policy and procedure.........................20
Assessor Feedback to learner: The assessor must write full feedback to the learner
that is constructive and not generic
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Reasonable Adjustment (if applicable) explain why reasonable adjustment has been
applied and the tasks it was applied to
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assessment. If so please explain.......................................Error! Bookmark not
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COMPETENCY DEMONSTRATION
This Assessment Task covers the following unit of competency:
Unit of
competency:
Unit Code SITHCCC007 Unit Title Prepare stocks, sauces
and soups
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare
various stocks, sauces and soups following standard recipes. It requires the ability to select
and prepare ingredients, and to use relevant equipment and cookery and food storage
methods.
The unit applies to cooks working in hospitality and catering organisations. This could
include restaurants, educational institutions, health establishments, defence forces,
cafeterias, kiosks, cafes, residential caterers, in flight and other transport caterers, and
event and function caterers.
It applies to individuals who work with very little independence and under close supervision
and guidance of more senior chefs. They follow predefined organisational procedures and
report any discrepancies to a higher-level staff member for action.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit
at the time of publication.
To demonstrate your competency in this unit you will need to provide evidence of your
ability to:
 Select ingredients
 Select, prepare and use equipment
 Portion and prepare ingredients
 Prepare stocks, sauces and soups
 Present and store stocks, sauces and soups
Prerequisite units: SITXFSA001 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety
https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/SITHCCC007

STUDENT DETAILS
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Unit of
competency:
Unit Code SITHCCC007 Unit Title Prepare stocks, sauces
and soups
Trainer/Assessor Name:
Student Name:
Student ID:
Time Allocation Refer to Training Plan
Due date: Refer to you student program guide (training plan).
Please insert the due date as confirmed by your
assessor below:
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ASSESSMENT TASK 2 PROJECT BRIEF
Objective of the task The purpose of this task is to demonstrate your knowledge on the
preparation various stocks, sauces and soups following standard
recipes. It requires the ability to explain how to select and
prepare ingredients, and to use relevant equipment and cookery
and food storage methods.
Resources Learner Guide
PowerPoint
Slides/Handouts
Computer
Internet
How to Guide Template
You will be required
to complete
You must complete a ‘How to Guide’ on how to prepare stocks,
sauces and soups following standard recipes.
Your guide must include how to select and prepare ingredients,
and use relevant equipment and cookery and food storage
methods.
Time allocation Refer to Training Plan
Your task You are required to refer to the ‘How to Guide’ (Appendix 1).
Demonstrate your knowledge by conducting research to outline
the points provided.
Overall, your ‘How to Guide’ will outline how to:
 Prepare stocks, sauces and soups following standard recipes
 Select and prepare ingredients
 Use relevant equipment
 Select and use relevant cookery methods
 Store food
Section 1: Culinary terms and trade names for
ingredients commonly used in the production of different
stocks, sauces and soups
1.1 What is mirepoix?
1.2 List when and why you would use the following
flavouring agents when making stock
1.3 Describe the characteristics of the following thickening agents
1.4 Describe the stock you would use in the following soups
1.5 Describe the probable cause and remedy of the following
hot sauce faults
1.6 Provide at least 3 examples of different convenience
products for stocks, sauces and soups

Section 2: Contents of stock date codes and rotation
labels and their implication for food quality standards
2.1 Provide an example of a food date code that is used
on your ingredients
2.2 What is the purpose of food rotation labels?
Section 3: Characteristics of stocks, sauces and soups
3.1 Complete the characteristics tables for stocks, sauces and
soups
Section 4: Derivatives of base stocks and sauces
4.1 Describe the stock you would use in the following soups
4.2 List 5 different sauces can be derived from a Béchamel sauce
4.3 List 3 different sauces can be derived from a Hollandaise
sauce
Section 5: Mise en place requirements for stocks,
sauces and soups
5.1 What is the approximate ration of ingredients for making
beef and chicken stock
5.2 How should bones be prepared before use in a stock
5.3 What vegetables are unsuitable for stock production?
Explain your answer
Section 6: Appropriate environmental conditions for
storing stock, sauces and soups products to ensure
food safety and optimise shelf life
6.1 Describe how stocks should be stored for the following
methods and prepared for storage, ensuring food safety and
optimising shelf life
6.2 Describe how you should store soups
6.3 How long can soup be stored?
Section 7: Safe operational practices using essential
functions and features of equipment used to produce
stocks, sauces and soups.
7.1 Name the following equipment used in stock production and
how you would safely use them
7.2 List 2 standard safety features on a commercial mixer
7.3 List 4 safety measures when operating a commercial mixer
Appendices include 1 How to Guide
Evidence summary ☐ How to Guide (Appendix 1)
Submission instructions ☐ How to Guide (Appendix 1) – Located in this assessment

APPENDIX 1 – How to Guide
How to Prepare
Stocks, sauces and
soups
Name:

Section 1: Culinary terms and trade names for ingredients
commonly used in the production of different stocks, sauces
and soups
1.1 What is mirepoix?
It tend to be a French flavor that comprises of a combination of the onion, carrot and celery which are generally cuts
to the same size and cooked with establishing a mix of ingredients as staple seen in the French cooking.
1.2 List when and why you would use the following flavouring agents when making stock
Bouquet Garni It tend to be a classic herb mixture used for preparing stocks, soups, casseroles, meats, and
vegetables. It tend to comprises of the traditional combination made of the parsley, thyme,
and bay leaf and it also tend to include other herbs such as rosemary, basil, chervil,
peppercorns, and tarragon
Lemon juice /
white wine
It can be used while making fish stock and it will also help breakdown the collagen
inchickenbones and tissue, releasing extra gelatin. It is used when the it is needed to
reduced the oaky taste and add a buttery flavor to the stock.
Salt To give the thicker consistency and made simmering bones, vegetables as well as the
aromatic herbs.
1.3 Describe the characteristics of the following thickening agents
Roux
Description It tend to be a combination of the flour as well as the fat
Uses used as a thickening agent in cooking of stews and sauces.
Advantages It tend to be a good reliable thickening power and it adds good
color as well as a nutty butter flavor
Disadvantages starches do not break down and it makes the cooking time of that
particular dish longer
Cornflour
Description Yellow form of the powder that is made from finely ground,
dried corn
Uses as a thickener for the soups as well as the stews, sauces and also
in other dishes.
Advantages rich in fiber and plant compounds
Disadvantages increase blood sugar levels
Egg Yolk
Description helps to thicken and emulsify sauces.
Uses Used mainly in Custards and the quiches
Advantages increase the level of the viscosity of a liquid without leading and
having of the any substantially changing its other properties
Disadvantages egg yolks are high in cholesterol
Liaison
Description Consists of the mixture of the heavy form of the cream and the
egg yolks
Uses It is used to enrich the soup and sauce mainly at the end of the
cooking process.
Advantages Enriching and given the final dish a silky form of the texture
Disadvantages Can not used in soup which are stored in refrigerator
Arrowroot
Description It tend to used as a thickening agent for sauces as well as the
puddings, and jellies along with also used as an ingredient in
baked goods such as the cookies and cakes
Uses thickening agent as well as also used for gluten-free flour
Advantages stimulate immune cells and boost the immune system.
Disadvantages Cause to the constipation and also lead to stomach discomfort.

1.4 Describe the stock you would use in the following soups

Soup Stock
Vegetable Stocks and broths are flavorful liquids that are used to make sauces and soups
Ham and Pea ham bone or hock, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, parsley, peppercorns and bay leaf
Borsch beef, cabbage, beets, and other vegetables
Consommé veal stock
1.5 Describe the probable cause and remedy of the following hot sauce faults
Fault Remedy
Lack of flavour Add seasonings such as lemon juice, salt, pepper,
and cayenne when the sauce is nearly finished
Cloudy Add Flour-Based Thickeners.
Lumps Make sure to cook the roux for enough time or
add little milk
Fat coming to top keep the grains of flour from touching one and
use ice cube trick
Bitter flavour
1.6 Provide at least 3 examples of different convenience products for stocks, sauces and
soups
Convenience Products
The items which are bought frequently, immediately and with
minimum shopping efforts are convenience goods.
Stock Soft drinks.
Over-the-counter medicines.
Milk.
Sauces Horseradish Sauce.
Hot Sauce.
Taco Sauce
Soups Passed Soup and the Unpassed Soup as well as the Cold Soup
Section 2: Contents of stock date codes and rotation labels
and their implication for food quality standards
2.1 Provide an example of a food date code that is used on your ingredients
It tend to includes and comprises of the use by and best before date of the food and gives the consumers a guide to
effectively shelf life of the food item. Final date of packing is also written.
2.2 What is the purpose of food rotation labels?
The main purpose of the Food rotation label is to provide a solar codded system that is used for effective arranging
the food preparation as well as while packaged meals are needed to set in order pf the freshness. Thus, the main
purpose of the food rotation label is to lessen the risk of using or serving of the expired food.
Cause
Use of unappropriated stock
not is cooking the sauce for a long
enough time to complete the
gelatinization process.
Not cooked at suitable temperature
and not stir well.

Section 3: Characteristics of stocks, sauces and soups
3.1 Complete the characteristics tables for stocks, sauces and soups
Stocks
brown beef stocks chicken stocks fish stocks vegetable stocks
Appearance
and
presentation
bones are roasted until golden in
colour or dark brown
typically quite thick and
gelatinous
thin and runny colorless and milder along with
being white and brown
Dishes to which they
are matched
Vietnamese pho, French onion
soup
Fowl Cholera. ...
Necrotic Enteritis.
soups, chowders, seafood risotto
like Dashi
Lightened Up Mashed Potatoes.
Quinoa Risotto With Roasted
Veggies.
Freshness and
other quality
indicators
Firm as well as need to be velvety
and the fine-grained lean along
with the bright red in colour
smell, firmness, juiciness Body need to be consistency and
sift and grey along with the belly
need to be shiny and undamaged.
Tend to comprises and includes
of the major flavoring ingredient,
liquid, aromatics, and mirepoix
Nutritional value 31 to 86 calories along with the
having of the 0.2 to 2.9g fat, 4.7
to 6g protein, and also have the
varying amounts of calcium, iron,
potassium and other minerals.
Chicken Broth
Calories 38
Carbs 3 grams
Fat 1 gram
Protein 5 gram
0g total carbs, 0g net carbs, 1.9g
fat, 5.3g protein, and 37 calories.
13 calories and calcium and
magnesium and vitamins like
vitamin A, C, E, and K.
Preparation methods Bring to a boil and simmer for 3
to 4 hours.
cover the bones and veggies Rinse the find bones and heat a
large stock and add wine and
reduce it to hand and that cool
and strain it through making use
cheesecloth.
Made through onion, garlic,
celery, leek, carrot and
mushrooms
Production and
cooking durations
simmer 6 to 8 hours covered Bring to boil and cook for 20
mins
Simmer than drop and Cook for 1
1/2 hours.
Service style delicate-bodied soup bones to make the gelatin In form of soup vegetables are seemed to be
simmered in water and also
sometimes with the addition of
wine
Taste deep meaty Meaty Full of flavors of herbs, wine and
spices.
fresher in taste

Texture greyish brown thick and gelatinous thin and runny, fibrous and pulpy