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parboil

 
Dictionary: par·boil   (pär'boil') pronunciation
tr.v., -boiled, -boil·ing, -boils.
  1. To cook partially by boiling for a brief period: parboiled and then sautéed the new potatoes.
  2. To subject to intense, often uncomfortable heat.

[Middle English parboilen, to boil partly, to boil thoroughly (influenced by part, part), from Old French parboillir, to boil thoroughly, from Late Latin perbullīre : Latin per-, thoroughly; see per- + Latin bullīre, to boil.]


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Food and Nutrition: parboil
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Partially cook. Parboiling of brown rice, i.e. steaming it in the husk before milling, leads to water-soluble vitamins diffusing from the husk into the grain; when the rice is polished, it contains more of these vitamins than polished raw rice.

To partially cook food by boiling it briefly in water. This timesaving technique is used in particular for dense foods such as carrots. If parboiled, they can be added at the last minute with quick-cooking ingredients (such as bean sprouts and celery) in preparations such as stir-fry dishes. The parboiling insures that all the ingredients will complete cooking at the same time. See also blanch.

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verb

    To cook (food) in liquid heated to the point of steaming: boil, simmer, stew. See ingestion.

Veterinary Dictionary: parboiled
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Wikipedia: Parboiling
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Parboiling peaches to remove their skin

Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial boiling of food in order to later finish cooking it.

The word is often used when referring to parboiled rice. Parboiling can also be used for removing poisonous or foul-tasting substances from foodstuffs, such as removing gyromitrin from false morels. The technique may also be used to soften vegetables before roasting them, particularly for a Sunday Roast.

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Basic Technique

Add the food items to boiling water and cook them until they start to soften. Remove the hot water and run cold water over the food so that it will stop cooking and the color will set. You may then set the food aside until you are ready to add it into your primary dish. Alternatively the food may be stored for later use.

Parboiled rice

Sometimes raw rice or paddy is dehusked by using steam. This steam also partially boils the rice while dehusking. This process generally changes the colour of rice from white to a bit reddish. This type of rice is eaten in districts of Dakshina kannada and Udupi and in the states of Kerala and most parts of Tamil Nadu in India. West Africa and the Caribbean African diaspora are also accustomed to parboiling rice.

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Translations: Parboil
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - give et let opkog, skolde

Nederlands (Dutch)
ten dele koken

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire cuire à demi

Deutsch (German)
v. - ankochen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μισοβράζω

Italiano (Italian)
surriscaldare, bollire parzialmente, cuocere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encalir, escaldar

Русский (Russian)
недоварить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sancochar, cocer a medias

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förvälla

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
煮半熟, 使过热

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 煮半熟, 使過熱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 데치다, 너무 가열하다, 못살게 굴다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 半ゆでにする, 熱いめにあわせる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسلق : المرء لحما أو خضارا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרתיח כדי בישול חלקי, חימם יותר מדי‬


 
 

 

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