parboil


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Synonyms for parboil

to cook (food) in liquid heated to the point of steaming

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Synonyms for parboil

cook (vegetables) briefly

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[31], it is not recommended to parboil paddies for a longer steaming period to increase the HRY.
Parboil the potatoes in salted boiling water for a few minutes, then drain.
To make quick-cooking rice, processors then parboil the grains, which removes the sticky starch.
Parboil the potatoes for 10 mins on Christmas Eve, then shake to roughen up the edges and keep in the fridge overnight.
Preparation is quick and simple: Rinse the noodles thoroughly to get rid of the tofu smell, drain, and parboil for 3 minutes or microwave for 1 minute.
You can kill two birds with one stone by adding spices or other flavorings to the water in which you parboil the wing, and once you flavor it up you can refer to the water as court bouillon.
Explain what these cooking terms mean: al dente, au bleu, boullion, creme fraiche, en croute, flambe, marinade, parboil, roux and saute.
The processors at Ibarapa, Iseyin and Oyo usually parboil yam in clay pots.
To make perfect roast potatoes, parboil your spuds (floury ones such as Cara or King Edwards work best) for eight minutes, leave to cool completely and then scratch them with a fork.
Parboil sweet potatoes for five minutes in boiling salted water.
The facility has a white rice mill and a parboil mill, along with an operating flour mill.
| Parboil 500g new potatoes (a waxy salad variety is best) for 10 minutes, then drain and cool slightly.
While the chicken is cooking, parboil the corn on the cob for 5 mins.
You can parboil the potatoes the day before, leaving you just to finish them in the oven.