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purée
[ pyoo-rey, -ree, pyoor-ey ]
noun
- a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- a soup made with ingredients that have been puréed.
verb (used with object)
- to make a purée of.
purée
1/ ˈpjʊəreɪ /
noun
- a smooth thick pulp of cooked and sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish
verb
- tr to make (cooked foods) into a purée
puree
2/ ˈpuːrɪ /
noun
- an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot
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Example Sentences
Norway served a delectable North Atlantic halibut confit with smoked purée celeriac, sunchoke, and cured game meat.
Sauté until golden brown then add mushrooms and chipotle purée.
Transfer the eggplant to a food processor, purée and set aside.
Once the cheese has melted, add the eggplant purée to the sauté pan and simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
This sweet and creamy purée is the perfect accompaniment to roast lamb or chicken.
To be right, a purée should be nearly as smooth as thick cream and of the same consistency.
The substance used to thicken soups may be either a starchy material or food or a purée of some food.
Such a purée served in quantity does nicely for the main dish in a light meal.
Then add the pea purée, the salt, and the pepper to the white sauce.
Add the spinach purée, made by forcing freshly cooked or canned spinach through a sieve.
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