to blanch
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5.1
- verb
- /blæntʃ/
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blanquear
- Blanch the Brussels sprouts, then slice them in half (the long way).
- blanch vegetables
- blanch in boiling water
- blanch and peel
It can be sauteed, it can be blanched, it can be, it can be juiced.
- It can be sauteed, it can be blanched, it can be, it can be juiced.
- So we blanched the yellow chili pepper for three times and then until we just reduce the picor, no the heat.
Examples
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So what we're going to do, we're going to just blanch them for a second so then it will be easier for us to peel them.
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The next day, Mom and I blanched and peeled a hundred peaches or so, and prepared them for canning.
Fiction book (2000) -
When I remove the skins, I blanch the tomatoes first for 30 seconds, then let them cool for a bit.
Blog text (18) -
Try blanching tomatoes and then plunging them in cold water.
Blog text (12) -
Vegetables must be blanched, a process of quickly boiling and then cooling the vegetables.
Blog text (12) -
I happened upon a wondrous bloom of Chicken of the Woods about a month ago and now have over 3 pounds blanched and frozen in my freezer.
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Here's one timely note about freezing: unlike other vegetables that must be blanched before freezing, peppers do not.
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I have to avoid lactose now, but I still love broccoli, raw in salad, or blanched and served with slivers of red pepper and some sesame oil.
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Although someone told me that the real secret to how to freeze basil, either just plain like that or in pesto, is to blanch the leaves first: just get a really big pot of water boiling on the stove, then dump the leaves in, push them down to the bottom with a spoon, and scoop them right back out, then dump them in a colander and run them under cold water.
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In a large pot of boiling water, blanch the vegetables to soften them before freezing.
Synonyms
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1.0
To heat a liquid until it bubbles and becomes gas
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5.6
To cook vegetables a little by boiling them for a short time
Briefly boil vegetables then put them into cold water to stop cooking
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Etymology
Blanch comes from an old word blanc meaning 'white' and is the same root as blank. Cooks used a quick boil to 'whiten' vegetables or loosen their skins, so to blanch food is to boil it very briefly to prepare it.