to parboil
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- verb
- /ˈpɑːrˌbɔɪl/
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blanquear
- Potatoes, yes, often parboiled, halved, in the same pan when I crank the oven up.
- parboiled potato
- parboiled rice
- parboiled vegetables
Examples
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Before grilling, parboil the corn on the cob to achieve a tender texture and enhance its sweetness.
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If you're using fresh kale (such as from a farmer's market) whose ends look like normal leaves rather than the ripply fronds you see on conventional kale from the grocery store, you don't have to parboil it first because it's not tough.
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I have told you countless times not to parboil your rice before you cook it.
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And the idea of putting parboiled potatoes in the pan for the last hour is fantastic!
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Things like yuka or yuka make phenomenal French fries, but parboil them first and then put them in the air fryer.
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To ensure a quick cooking time, parboil the carrots in boiling water for five minutes before stir-frying them.
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For the best results, parboil the broccoli in salted water for two minutes to preserve its vibrant color.
Synonyms
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To cook vegetables briefly in boiling water to soften them or loosen their skins
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To cook food partly or completely before you finish preparing it
Briefly boil vegetables then put them into cold water to stop cooking
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Morphology
Etymology
The word parboil comes from two parts: par- and boil, where boil means 'to heat in water' and par- once meant 'thoroughly'. Over time cooks used it for a quick scald to start cooking, so today parboil means to 'partly boil' food before finishing it another way.