Precook: meaning, definitions and examples

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precook

[ ˌpriːˈkʊk ]

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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

Word origin

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.