parboiling
present participle ofparboil
parboil
verb[T]
uk/ˈpɑː.bɔɪl/us/ˈpɑːr.bɔɪl/toboilfoodfor ashorttimeuntil it ispartlycooked
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blanch
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boilverb(HEAT LIQUID)
Preparing food using heat
- air fryer
- bain-marie
- baking
- baking parchment
- barbecue
- blanch
- boil
- deep fat fryer
- deep-fried
- deep-fry
- done
- doneness
- overcook
- overdone
- pan-fry
- parboil
- poach
- sear
- underdone
- warm(someone/something)up
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Farmers participating in the project take on other roles in the rice production chain in addition to farming, includingparboiling, milling, and trading.
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Combs are prepared byparboilingand skinning, then cooking in court-bouillon.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some suggestparboilingthe sweet potatoes before frying, while others call for frying them with sugar.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are prepared byparboiling, and cooked in a curry until soft.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Parboilingmushrooms before consuming removes the bitter taste present in some specimens, and may reduce the amount of gastrointestinal irritants.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Tapioca can be stored for longer periods byparboilingand drying it, after skinning and slicing it into 0.5 cm thick pieces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Surplus fat is removed from the ribs, either by cutting or removing afterparboiling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The flesh is extremely peppery, but this offensive taste, along with its toxicity, can be removed byparboilingor pickling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Preparing favas involves first removing the beans from their pods, thenparboilingthe beans to loosen their exterior coating, and removing that before cooking.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Each round ofparboilingreduces the gyromitrin contents to a tenth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Proper preparation of the iguana requiresparboilingit in saltwater for twenty to thirty minutes before roasting or stewing it.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In some countries, a popular form, parboiled rice, is subjected to a steaming orparboilingprocess while still a brown rice grain.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In this case, the mushroom, afterparboiling, and soaking in vinegar, is made into a mushroom sauce for steak.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The three basic steps ofparboilingare soaking, steaming and drying.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are extremely sour; the fibrous outer skin must be peeled, soaked in water for half a day raw or afterparboiling, before being cooked.
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