parboil

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de cocinar parcialmente un alimento hirviéndolo brevemente, normalmente como paso previo antes de otra preparación culinaria.

A verb used to indicate the act of partially cooking food by boiling it briefly, typically as a preliminary step before further cooking.

1. Partially cook in boiling waterB2formalculinary

   To boil food, typically vegetables, for a short time until partially cooked, often as a preliminary step before further cooking.

   Escaldar parcialmente

   • Parboil the potatoes for five minutes before roasting them.
   • The recipe says to parboil the carrots to soften them slightly.
   • She parboiled the green beans before adding them to the stir-fry.

   Sinónimosblanchscald