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preboiling

/priˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act of boiling something in advance, before a main cooking process.
    • Preboiling the potatoes makes them easier to mash.
    • Preboiling the noodles helps them cook evenly later.
    • The recipe calls for a quick preboiling of the vegetables before roasting.
verb
  1. To boil something in advance, before a main cooking process.
    • She is preboiling the chicken before adding it to the soup.
    • The chef is preboiling the beans to reduce cooking time.
    • They are preboiling the pasta so it finishes faster at dinner.
Synonyms
blanchparboil
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