Precook: meaning, definitions and examples
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precook
[ ˌpriːˈkʊk ]
food preparation
To partially cook food before finishing the cooking process at a later time. This method is often used to save time when preparing meals.
Synonyms
blanch, parboil, partially cook
Examples of usage
- Precook the vegetables before adding them to the stir-fry.
- I like to precook the pasta before making the lasagna.
Translations
Translations of the word "precook" in other languages:
🇵🇹 pré-cozinhar
🇮🇳 पूर्व पकाना
🇩🇪 vorkochen
🇮🇩 pra-masak
🇺🇦 передготувати
🇵🇱 przedgotować
🇯🇵 下ごしらえする (shitagoshiresuru)
🇫🇷 précuire
🇪🇸 pre-cocinar
🇹🇷 ön pişirmek
🇰🇷 미리 요리하다 (miri yori hada)
🇸🇦 طهي مسبق
🇨🇿 předvařit
🇸🇰 predvariť
🇨🇳 预煮 (yù zhǔ)
🇸🇮 predkuhati
🇮🇸 fyrirelda
🇰🇿 алдын ала пісіру
🇬🇪 წინასწარ მომზადება (ts'inasts'ar momzadeba)
🇦🇿 öncədən bişirmək
🇲🇽 precocinar
Etymology
The word 'precook' is a combination of the prefix 'pre-' meaning 'before' and the verb 'cook'. It first appeared in the mid-20th century as a term in cooking and food preparation. The concept of precooking food has been around for centuries, but the term 'precook' gained popularity with the rise of convenience foods and time-saving cooking methods.
See also: cook, cooked, cooker, cookhouse, cookie, cooking, cookout, cooktop, cookware, overcook, overcooked, precooked, uncooked, undercooked.