parboil
to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
Origin of parboil
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How to use parboil in a sentence
Place the parboiled potatoes on the grill and cook for about ten minutes on each side, until slightly charred.
Then put them to cook in boiling water for 20 minutes in order to parboil them, after which place them in cold water again.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesTo prepare creamed sweetbreads, parboil them and then separate them into small pieces with a fork or cut them into cubes.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesIn order to broil sweetbreads, first parboil them in the manner just explained.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and SciencesTo prepare the sweetbreads, parboil them according to the directions given in Art. 17.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
parboil the liver, gizzard, and heart, cut them into pieces and add them to the chicken in the frying pan.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
British Dictionary definitions for parboil
/ (ˈpɑːˌbɔɪl) /
to boil until partially cooked, often before further cooking
to subject to uncomfortable heat
Origin of parboil
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