Which technique uses a separate steamer basket inside a pan to cook food with steam?

• A. Stewing
• B. Tourne
• C. Steaming
• D. Trussing

Answer: (C)

Steaming cooks food with hot steam produced by simmering water, using a separate steamer basket or insert inside a pan so the food sits above the water. The steam surrounds and cooks the food gently, helping to preserve texture and nutrients. This setup—food elevated in a basket over the water—distinguishes steaming from methods where food sits directly in liquid. The other terms refer to different techniques or tasks: stewing involves cooking in liquid, tourne is a knife-cutting technique, and trussing is tying meat for roasting. So the described method is steaming.