debeard
verb[T]
(alsode-beard)uk/ˌdiːˈbɪəd/us/ˌdiːˈbɪrd/toremovethepartthatlookslikehairfromshellfish(=seacreaturesthatliveinshellsand areeatenasfood)beforecookingthem:
Debeard andwashthemussels, andrinsethe otherfish.
First,cleanand de-beardyourmussels.
- Debeard themusselsby takingholdof thestringyfibresandtuggingthemfirmly.
- Beforecooking, debeard theshellsand andscrubthemclean.
- Always debeardmusselsjust before you'rereadytocookas theyspoilquickly.
- Scrub and debeard theclamsundercoldrunningwater.
- If you don't debeard themussels, thebeardmayfallout into thedishduringcooking.
Preparing animals & fish for cooking
- bone
- boneless
- butchery
- ceviche
- chine
- clean
- devein
- disembowel
- fleishig
- Frenching
- gut
- hang
- joint
- pluck
- render
- rendersomethingdown
- skinless
- spatchcock
- tenderize
- truss