Look up: Parboil

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   Parboil
   Partly cooking in a boiling salted liquid as in blanching.
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   Parboil
   To partially cook food in boiling water before completely cooking by some other process.
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   parboil
   variety which, before milling, has been soaked in hot water or steamed, and then dried Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Parboil
   Par'boil` transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Parboiled ; present participle & verbal noun Parboiling .] [ Middle English parboilen , Old French parbouillir to cook well; par through (see Par ) + bouillir to boil, Latin bullire . The sense has been influenced by English part
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   Parboil
   `Parboil` is an action which refers to partially boiling food in water before it is finished cooking using another method. When something has been `parboiled` it has been partially cooked; that is, subjected to boiling for a brief period of time. To be parboiled can also mean to be subjected to uncomfortable heat. The etymology of the word includes influences from the Middle English `parboilen` meaning to boil partly and the Old French `parboill...
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   Parboil
   • (v. t.) To boil or cook thoroughly. • (v. t.) To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.
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   PARBOIL
   To boil until partially cooked; to blanch. Usually this procedure is followed by final cooking in a seasoned sauce.
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