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    English Cooking Verbs

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    The document lists and defines common English cooking verbs such as to fry, bake, stir, boil, pour, mix, chop, drain, and season. It then provides examples of using these verbs to describe making a national dish or other recipe, such as chopping carrots into small circles or baking lasagne for 30 minutes in the oven.

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    The document lists and defines common English cooking verbs such as to fry, bake, stir, boil, pour, mix, chop, drain, and season. It then provides examples of using these verbs to describe making a national dish or other recipe, such as chopping carrots into small circles or baking lasagne for 30 minutes in the oven.

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    English Cooking Verbs

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    Romina Pombo
    The document lists and defines common English cooking verbs such as to fry, bake, stir, boil, pour, mix, chop, drain, and season. It then provides examples of using these verbs to describe making a national dish or other recipe, such as chopping carrots into small circles or baking lasagne for 30 minutes in the oven.

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    English Cooking Verbs

    (to) fry - to cook in oil, usually on the top of the oven. 


    (to) bake - to cook in the oven
    (to) stir - to move the ingredients with a spoon. 
    (to) boil - to cook in hot water on the top of the oven. 
    (to) pour - to move a liquid from one container to another. 
    (to) mix - to combine ingredients together. 
    (to) chop - to cut with a knife. 
    (to) drain - to remove all the water. 
    (to) season - to add salt and pepper or extra flavour. 
    (to) peel - to take the skin from something.

    What's the national dish in your country? How do you make it? Use the verbs to
    help.

    Lesson by Caroline

     1. ___ the carrot into small circles.

    Chop

    Drain 

    Stir

     2. ___ the lasagne for 30 minutes in the oven.

    Boil 

    Bake

    Mix

     3. After ten minutes, ___ the pasta until there is no water left. Then place
    the pasta into a large bowl.

    fry 

    boil

    drain

     4. ___ the onion and throw away the skin.


    Stir

    Fry 

    Peel

     5. ___ the steak with salt, pepper and lemon.

    Drain

    Season

    Chop 

     6. ___ the onion until it is soft, but not brown.

    Pour

    Bake 

    Fry

     7. Constantly ___ the mixture using a wooden spoon.

    boil 

    stir

    fry

     8. When the mixture looks shiny, ___ it into individual ramekin dishes.

    chop

    pour

    fry 

     9. When you have finished preparing the vegetables, ___ them together
    with your hands.

    mix

    pour 
    chop

     10. ___the pasta for ten minutes, or until soft.

    Fry 

    Bake

    Boil

    Cooking Verbs
    Grate – to cut (food) into very small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool
    (called a grater).
    Grill – to cook (food) on a metal frame over fire.
    Layer – to form or arrange parts or pieces of something on top of each other : to
    form or arrange (something) in layers.
    Level – to make (something) flat or level.
    Melt – to change or to cause (something) to change from a solid to a liquid usually
    because of heat. Like cheese.
    Pinch – the amount of something that can be held between your finger and thumb.
    Pour – to cause (something) to flow in a steady stream from or into a container or
    place.
    Scramble – to prepare (eggs) by mixing the white and yellow parts together and
    then stirring the mixture in a hot pan.
    Serve – to give food or drink to (someone).
    Simmer – to cook (something) so that it is almost boiling for a certain period of
    time.
    Slice – a thin piece of food that is cut from something larger.
    Spread – to put a layer of (something) on top of something else.
    Stir – to mix (something) by making circular movements in it with a spoon or
    similar object.
    Taste – to sense the flavor of (something that you are eating or drinking).
    Add – to put (something) with another thing or group of things.
    Bake – to make (food, such as bread and cake) by preparing a dough, batter, etc.,
    and cooking it in an oven using dry heat.
    Blend – to mix (things) thoroughly and usually with good results.
    Boil – to cook (something) in water that is boiling.
    Bread – to cover (food) with bread crumbs before cooking it.
    Broil – to cook (food) directly over or under extremely high heat.
    Chop – to cut (something) into pieces by hitting it with the sharp edge of an ax,
    knife, etc.
    Cut – to use a sharp tool (such as a knife) to open or divide (something, such as
    paper or wood).
    Dip – to put (something) into a liquid and pull it out again quickly.
    Fry – to cook (food) in fat or oil.
    fry
    freír
    cut/ chop (large pieces)
    cortar
    peel
    pelar
    strain
    colar
    add
    añadir/ agregar
    boil
    hervir
    cover/ put a lid on
    tapar
    mix
    mezclar
    salt
    salar
    to beat/ whip
    batir
    cover (in general)
    cubrir
    heat
    calentar
    cool
    enfriar
    cook (x2)
    cocer/ cocinar
    dry
    secar
    stir
    revolver
    take out/ remove
    retirar
    bake
    hornear
    brown/ make golden
    dorar
    fill
    llenar
    braise
    guisar
    prepare
    preparar
    measure
    medir
    heat
    calentar
    bake
    hornear
    melt
    derretir
    serve
    servir
    boil
    hervir
    wash
    lavar
    grease
    engrasar
    knead
    amasar
    separate
    separar
    slice
    rebanar
    freeze
    congelar
    defrost
    descongelar
    mix
    mezclar
    toast
    tostar
    beat
    batir
    grate
    rallar
    season (x3)
    aderezar/ condimentar/ salpimentar
    squeeze
    exprimir
    grind
    moler
    roll
    enrollar
    burn (transitive & intransitive)
    quemar/ quemarse
    dice/ mince (small pieces)
    picar
    clean (either remove dirt from or as in a fish or chicken)
    limpiar
    set (lay out place settings)
    poner la mesa
    clear (dishes from a table)
    levantar/ quitar la mesa
    combine (see also "mix")
    combinar
    dissolve
    disolver
    drain (x2)
    escurrir/ colar
    pull/ extract (x2)
    sacar/ extraer
    [note: corkscrew = "sacacorchos"]
    mash (x4)
    hacer puré de/ moler/ pisar/ espichar
    [note: potato masher = "pisapure"]
    pour
    verter
    throw out
    desechar/ tirar
    rinse (vs. wash)
    enjuagar
    roast
    asar
    sample
    probar
    taste (transitive vs. intransitive)
    degustar/ saber
    sauté
    saltear
    shake
    agitar
    sift
    tamizar
    spill
    derramar
    spread (e.g. butter on toast)
    untar
    sprinkle
    espolvorear
    flip/ turn over
    darle la vuelta
    stick to
    pegarse
    stuff
    rellenar
    turn up (e.g. heat/ flame)
    subir
    turn down/ reduce
    bajar
    wrap
    envolver
    heat
    calentar
    soak
    remojar
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    Ablandar
    To soften
    Adornar/decorar
    To decorate
    Amasar
    To knead
    Añadir/agregar/incorporar/echar
    To add
    Batir
    To whisk/whip
    Calentar
    To warm up
    Cocer
    To cook
    Colar/cernir/filtrar
    To strain/sift/filter
    Colocar
    To place
    Cortar
    To cut
    Desmoldar
    To remove from baking pan
    Dividir
    To divide
    Doblar
    To fold
    Dorar
    To brown
    Enfriar
    To cool down
    Enharinar
    To flour
    Ensamblar
    To assemble
    Envolver
    To roll
    Escaldar
    To scald/blanch
    Escurrir
    To drain
    Espolvorear/Rociar
    To sprinkle
    Extender (masa)
    To roll out (dough)
    Freír
    To fry
    Fundir/derretir chocolate
    To melt chocolate
    Hacer puré
    To mash
    Hervir
    To boil
    Hornear
    To bake
    Humedecer/mojar
    To dampen/to moisten
    Introducir/poner
    To put
    Mezclar
    To mix
    Pegar
    To stick/glue
    Pelar
    To peel
    Picar
    To mince
    Rallar
    To grate
    Rebozar
    To coat in batter
    Recortar
    To trim off
    Repetir
    To repeat
    Romper
    To break/crack
    Salar
    To salt
    Saltear
    To brown/saute
    Sazonar
    To season
    Sellar
    To seal
    Separar
    To separate
    Sofreír
    To stir-fry
    Tapar
    To cover
    Tostar
    To toast
    Untar (mantequilla etc...)
    to spread (butter etc...)
    Verter
    To pour
    Voltear
    To flip

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