PREPARING FOOD USING HEAT

bake verb
to cook inside a cooker, without using added liquid or fat:
I made the icing while the cake was baking.
a baked potato
freshly baked bread
Bake at 180°C for about 20 minutes.
a baking dish/tin/tray

barbecue verb
Their traditional sausages are delicious grilled or barbecued.

baste (POUR) verb

to pour hot fat and liquid over meat while it is cooking:
Baste the turkey at regular intervals.

batch-bake verb
to make a large number of cakes at the same time, especially in order to freeze some for
future use

blanch (BOIL) verb

to put vegetables or similar foods into boiling water for a few minutes to make them white,
remove the skins, get rid of strong flavours, or prepare them for freezing:
blanched almonds

boil verb
to cook food by putting it in water that is boiling:
I've boiled some potatoes for dinner.
boiled carrots

braise verb
to cook food slowly in a covered dish in a little fat and liquid:
braised celery
braising steak

brown verb
to make food brown by cooking it:
Lightly brown the onion before adding the tomatoes.
Allow the meat to brown before adding the vegetables.

bubble verb
to produce bubbles:
We could hear the porridge bubbling away (= bubbling strongly) in the pot.

cook verb
When you cook food, you prepare it to be eaten by heating it in a particular way, such as
baking or boiling, and when food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat:
I don't cook meat very often.
cooking adjective
suitable for cooking with:
cooking apples
cooking oil

curry verb
Let's curry (= make a curry with) the leftover meat.

deep-fry verb
to fry food in a deep pan in which the food is completely covered by oil

done adjective
Are the vegetables done (= Have they finished cooking) yet?
"How would you like your steak done?" "Well-done (= Cooked for a long time), please."

flambe /flambei/ verb

to pour alcohol over food and set fire to it during cooking:
flambeed pancakes

flash-fry verb
to fry something quickly on both sides in very hot oil

fry (COOK) verb

to cook food in hot oil or fat:
Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

grill (COOK) verb (US ALSO broil)

to cook something by direct heat, especially under a very hot surface in a cooker:
I grilled the sausages.See picture Kitchen equipment and cooking.

lightly adverb
If food is lightly cooked, it is cooked for only a short time:
lightly cooked vegetables

medium (VALUE) adjective

(of meat) cooked so that it is no longer red in the middle:
Would you like your steak rare, medium, or well-done?

microwave verb
Shall I microwave something for dinner?

microwaveable, US microwavable adjective

microwaveable frozen chips

nuke verb
to heat or cook something in a microwave oven
ovenable adjective
able to be cooked in an oven:
a packet of ovenable chips

overcook verb
to cook food for longer than necessary, reducing its quality as a result:
The chicken was overcooked and dry.

overdone adjective
(especially of meat) cooked too long:
The roast lamb was dry and overdone.

pan-fry verb
to cook food in a pan in a small amount of oil or fat:
pan-fried lobster

poach (COOK) verb

to cook something such as a fish, or an egg with its shell removed, by putting it in gently
boiling water or other liquid:
We had poached eggs for breakfast.
Do you like pears poached in red wine?

precook verb
to cook food in advance so that it can be heated and then eaten at a later time

precooked adjective
Sales of precooked meals have risen sharply over the past few years.

preheat verb
to heat a cooker to a particular temperature before putting food in it:
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
a preheated oven

rare (COOKED) adjective

(of meat) not cooked for very long; still red:
I'd like my steak rare, please.

roast (COOK) verb

to cook food in an oven or over a fire:
Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon.

roast (COOK) verb

to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become drier and browner

saute verb
to cook food in oil or fat over heat, usually until it is brown

saute adjective
saute potatoes
shallow-fry verb
to cook food in a small amount of oil or fat:
Shallow-fry the fish/bacon.

simmer verb
to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, at a temperature slightly below
boiling:
Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes.

simmer noun
Bring the potatoes to a simmer.

steam verb
to cook food using steam:
steamed vegetables

stew verb
to cook meat, fish, vegetables or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid

stir-fry verb
to fry small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc. quickly while mixing them around:
Stir-fry the chicken for one minute, then add the vegetables.

toast verb
to make bread or other food warm, crisp and brown by putting it near a high heat:
Do you want this bread toasted?
Can I have a toasted sandwich, please?

well-done adjective
describes meat that is cooked all the way through and not just on the outside:
"How would you like your steak?" "Well-done."

boil sth up (LIQUID) phrasal verb

to heat up liquid or food in a pan until it boils:
Could you boil some water up for me?