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Parboil

verb/ˈpɑːbɔɪl/ (UK)/ˈpɑːrbɔɪl/ (US)Same word in UK and US

To partly cook food by boiling it, before finishing it with another method such as roasting.

Quick facts

Type
Technique
Difficulty
Easy
Used for
Roast potatoes, parsnips, rice
Also seen as
Parboiling, Parboiled

What parboil means

Parboiling starts the cooking in boiling water so the food finishes faster and more evenly in the oven or pan. Placeholder text for now.

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The Cooking Dictionary. (n.d.). Parboil. Retrieved from https://thecookingdictionary.com/parboil/