WEEK 3 (TUNA CANAPÉ/HORS D'OEUVRES)

Today we have learn about canape. canape is a type of hors d'oeuvres, a small, prepared and usually decorative food, consisting of a small piece of bread (sometimes toasted) or puff pastry or a cracker topped with some savory food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite. The chef also tell us canape is also can use by tuna. Tuna Canapes are an elegant appetizer that add festive flair to any occasion. Chopped tomato and onion contribute deeper flavors to this colorful treat. Traditionally, canapes are built on stale bread (although other foods may be used as a base), cut in thin slices and then shaped with a cutter or knife. Shapes might include circles, rings, squares, strips or triangles. These pieces of bread are then prepared by deep frying,sauteing or toasting.

CANAPE

A canape is a type of hors d’œuvre, a small, prepared and usually decorative food, consisting of a small piece of bread (sometimes toasted) or puff pastry crackers topped with some savory food, held in the fingers and often eaten in one bite. there are three basic layer of canape:

1) Base

-Pita

-Bread

-Cracker

-Polenta

2) Spread

3) Garnish

-Food combine put on top spread

-Use slice of hem cheese

STANDARD RECIPE

Tuna Canape 

Canned Tuna -100 gm

Onion (Dice) - ½ no

Crackers -10

Mayonnaise -1 tbsp

Salt and pepper -To taste

Salads -For garnishing

Carrot, cucumber - For garnishing

Vinegar (Adequately)

Method:

•  Open the canned tuna and take it out from its can. 
• Drain the tuna so that we can exclude excessive water on it. 
• In a bowl, mix the tuna with mayonnaise and diced onion. Add little amount of vinegar, salt and pepper as well as to enhance the taste. 
• Mix well until it is even. 
• On a plate, place the cracker as the based and put the tuna spread on top of it. Garnish them with salad, carrot or cucumber as you wished. If you are using the cucumber as the base, then don’t bother add cracker at the bottom. The appearance of each canape can be made based on your own creativity. 
• The garnishing should be done well as it is easier to consume in one bite. 

CONCLUSION

The conclude is, we have learn many thing about the canape. We also happy because can Because it can run classes smoothly today. We also hope that what we learn today we not forgot it.