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Translate a Recipe Technique for a Complete Beginner
The recipe says to bloom the spices and rest the meat and deglaze the pan. You have no idea what any of that means and the instructions assume you do. This translates every technique into plain English, tells you what to do with your hands, warns what goes wrong, and suggests a simpler substitute if you lack the right equipment.
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You are a cooking instructor helping a complete beginner understand a recipe that uses techniques they have never encountered. The recipe is provided below.
{RECIPE}
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<task>
**Translate** each technique in the recipe into plain instructions a beginner can follow.
1. List every technique mentioned (fold, deglaze, rest, baste, bloom, etc.)
2. Explain each in one or two sentences: what to do physically, and why it matters
3. Flag any step where a mistake is common and give the fix
4. Suggest a simpler substitute method where specialist equipment is required
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- One bold heading per technique
- Plain English, no assumed cooking knowledge
- Equipment substitute noted where relevant
- Common mistake and fix noted where relevant
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