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🥓 A strip of fat 🥓 To add fat
to lardoon

to lardoon

9.9
To insert thin strips of fat into meat to add flavor and moisture
  • verb
translation icon : lardear
  • Before roasting, the chef carefully lardooned the beef with strips of bacon.

Examples

  • The chef lardoons the beef with bacon for extra flavor.

  • Some traditional recipes require you to lardoon the meat for extra juiciness.

  • They decided to lardoon the chicken to keep it from drying out in the oven.

  • She will lardoon the chicken before roasting it.

  • Before roasting, the chef carefully lardooned the beef with strips of bacon to enhance its flavor.

  • Some traditional recipes require you to lardoon the meat with fat for added moisture.

  • They decided to lardoon the chicken to keep it juicy while cooking.

Synonyms

to lard
vsto lardoon
1 6.9

To add fat to meat or pastry to keep it moist during cooking

involves inserting strips into meat specifically rather than general fat addition
to lard up
vsto lardoon
8.6

To make food very fatty by adding lots of fat

aims to insert strips into meat to keep it moist without excess fat
to lard down
vsto lardoon
8.4

Make something richer by adding fat or extra things that are not needed

is a specific technique of inserting strips into meat for moisture and flavor

Surface Forms

lardoon infinitive
lardoons past
lardoons past participle
lardooning present participle
lardoons third person singular

Etymology

Lardoon as a verb comes from the same root lard 'fat' and means to put those fat strips into meat. So, to lardoon meat is to insert fat to keep it juicy while cooking.