Drain

Drain

To remove water from ingredients cooked in liquid or from raw ingredients that have been washed in water by placing them in a sieve or colander, eg drain the washed strawberries.

drained and rinsed
When cooking vegetables in order to get them to stay at that crisp-tender stage, drop into boiling water.

Drain - to allow a liquid to withdraw from, pour out of, or pour off an item, sometimes with the use of a strainer or colander.
Draw - to remove the entrails of poultry, game.
Drawn Butter - melted butter, sometimes clarified butter.

Drain
To remove liquid from a food product
Drizzle
To pour a light amount, from a spoon, over food.

Drain
Drawing off the liquid from a food. Either a colander (a perforated bowl made of metal or plastic) or paper towels can be used to drain food.
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Drain
Drain is defined as to pour off the liquid. It's easiest pouring the contents into a strainer but there are other cooking utensils that work well for this.
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DRAIN
To pour off fat or liquid from food, often using a colander.
DREDGE
To lightly coat food that is going to be fried with flour, breadcrumbs or cornmeal. The coating helps to brown the food and provides a crunchy surface.

drain - to remove and discard the liquid contents from a cooking process (as in draining cooked potatoes or vegetables)
dredge - to lightly coat food to be pan-fried or sautéed (usually with flour, cornmeal or bread crumbs) ...

Drain To strain away unwanted liquid using a collider.
Drizzle To dribble drops of icing, chocolate or other liquidy ingredient over food in a random pattern.

drain: To remove liquid from with a strainer
duxelle: Finely chopped mushrooms and shallots cooked together
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Drain - To separate the liquid or fat from a food.
Draw - To remove the entrails from poultry or fish, also to clarify a mixture.
Dredge - To coat a food that is to be fried with a dry mixture.

Drain:
To remove liquid from, pour off, sometimes with the use of a strainer or colander.
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Strain/Drain
Removing liquid from food by placing it in a strainer or colander and allowing the excess liquid to drain out.
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Drain off the excess moisture by squeezing using a cloth.
Put milk, sugar & rose water to the pumpkin and cook, until the mixture becomes thick. Stir constantly.
Then put the ghee and cook, until it get separated.

Drain carrots and let cool. Peal skin then dice.
Boil chicken breast in water with salt. Drain chicken breast, then shred in 1 inch lengths
Drain pineapple chunks or tidbits.

Drain the pineapple in a strainer set over a small bowl. Add drained juice, cranberries, and sugar to saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until cranberries pop and soften.

Drain and chop soaked dried chiles, set aside. Heat the vegetable oil in non-stick stew pot. Add onions, garlic, ginger, fresh chiles, fry until the onions have begun to soften. Add chicken cubes, fry until very lightly browned.

Drain and rinse beans. Return beans to Dutch oven. Add pork hock, onion, sweet pepper, celery, bay leaves, cayenne pepper, garlic, and 6 cups fresh water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.

Drain and rinse the noodles under cold water. Mix the drained noodles in a large bowl with the cucumber, mint, spring onions, cashews and the dressing until well combined.

Drain the fenugreek seeds, place them in a blender with the garlic, ginger, mint coriander leaves, green pepper and the vinegar. Blend the mixture to a purée, then add the salt and ground spices.

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Combine reserved juice and cornstarch in small bowl; set aside.
Heat wok over high heat 1 minute. Drizzle oil into wok and heat 30 seconds.

Drain the pasta when it is ready and transfer it to a large frying pan over moderate heat. Add the tuna sauce to the pasta and dot with cubes of mozzarella. Cook for about 5 minutes and stir the whole time.

Drain
Refers to the process of pouring off the excess liquid or fat from food such as draining the water from boiled pasta or potatoes.
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Be sure to drain and rinse the pasta with hot water. Loprofin pastas from SHS (spirals, penne, and spaghetti) have never become gluey when cooked, even when under or over cooked.

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The drained curds are cured by heat, bacteria and soaking. Salt, spices and herbs or natural dyes (certain cheddars) may be added. Aging in a controlled environment begins. Risotto ...

15 ozs corn (drained)
3-4 potatoes (peeled and cut in small blocks)
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Indispensable for draining everything from pasta to salad greens, it is also perfect for collecting vegetable peels.
Compote
Fruit which has been simmered in syrup with spices.

Ingredients: yams, drained and mashed (29 ounce can), egg, sugar, cinnamon, crackers, Brown Sugar, walnuts, butter
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Cabernet Sauvignon: renowned for the wines it produces on the well-drained, gravelly soils on the left bank of the Gironde in Bordeaux, ...

in a heart-shaped form that allows the whey to drain off, then turned
out and garnished with strawberries or other berries.
Cognac Brandy, blended and aged, from the French town of the same
name in the Charentes district north of Bordeaux.

Coeur à la Crème - Meaning "the heart of the cream", this is a soft cheese dessert where the mixture is drained in a mold to help it set. The cheese is then turned out onto a platter and served with fruit and bread.

Drain: To remove liquid from a food by placing it in a colander or sieve or by using a lid.
Dredge: To sift a light coating over food with flour or sugar.

These are well drained with broken crocks, the bottoms of the boxes being drilled to allow water to pass out quickly.

When the pasta is done to your liking, it is time to drain it. I reserve about ½ cup of the cooking liquid and use it to finish the pasta with the sauce.
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As such, they'll enjoy a well-drained, sunny site, although different herbs have different tolerances. Thyme, for example, absolutely needs good drainage or the roots will start to rot in excess moisture, killing the plant.

Blanch The placing of root vegetables into cold water or green vegetables into boiling water, brining to the boil, draining off and then refreshing in cold water. To cook potatoes in oil without them taking any colour.

Drains can be cleaned by using a combination of vinegar and baking soda. Pour 100g baking soda down the drain, followed by 100ml of white vinegar. Let sit for a while.

Clean drains by pouring 1/2 cup baking soda down first, followed by ½ cup vinegar, and then cover the drain for 10 minutes. Turn the faucet on and flush thoroughly.

ricotta cheese Pronunciation: rih-KAH-tuh Notes: This Italian fresh cheese is made from the watery whey that's drained off in the production of mozzarella, provolone, and other cheeses.

ÉCOULAGE (DRAINING)
to see "décuvage".
EFFERVESCENT (SPARKLING)
It says itself of a releasing wine of the gas bubbles.
ÉGRAPPAGE
Separation of the grapes of the raid.
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I drained off the excess fat and added the onions to the skillet. I placed the potato slices into the boiling water. I cooked the onion until the rings were quite brown, but not burned.

égoutter: to drain liquid (for example, from fresh cheese)
émietter: to crumble
émincer: to mince
emrelletes: a dessert garnish of green-tinted, mint-flavored peeled grapes
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Lo Mein In this dish, boiled and drained noodles are added to other ingredients, such as vegetables and/or meat, and briefly stir fried during the final stages of cooking.

This condition occurs when a gallstone intermittently blocks the duct that drains the gallbladder (cystic duct). Biliary colic usually causes severe, steady pain that lasts from 15 to 60 minutes to up to 6 hours. 3) Inflammation of the gallbladder ...

Ricotta is made from the whey drained from such cheeses as mozzarella, provolone, and other cheeses. American ricotta is generally made with a combination of whey and whole, low-fat, or skim cow's milk.

Crack the egg in half and cradle the yolk in one half of the shell (using the other half of the shell to keep it from slipping out) while draining the white into a bowl.

Centrifuges are used to drain the molasses off from the sucrose crystals. Molasses is often reprocessed to retrieve more of this remnant sucrose.

Rinse, drain and dry immediately. Set in on the stove for a minute to make sure it is completely dry before you add a light layer of Crisco to the oven, inside and out. Then bake it in an oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Drain and rinse it. Put the rice in a pan, cover it with water, and cook, uncovered, until almost all the water has been absorbed. Stir in 4 cups milk and simmer gently until the mixture thickens.

After soaking the dried wakame for about 20 minutes, rinse it well, drain, and chop coarsely (discard any tough stems). Combine the vinegar, sugar, and shoyu in a small saucepan.

As soon as the vegetables are done, immediately drain them in a colander and either plunge them into ice water or quickly rinse them under cold tap water until completely cool.

Salad saute recipe Acini di Pepe Salad is made with acini di pepe pasta, can crushed pineapple drained with juice reserved, can mandarin oranges drained with liquid reserved, container frozen whipped topping thawed, miniature marshmallows, ...

Drain fat with a spoon or baster to reduce fat content and enhance presentation.
Be sure to use a meat thermometer to take the guesswork out of determining ground beef doneness-you'll eliminate any doubts about salmonella and e.

garbage disposal: An appliance housed under the kitchen sink drain; grinds up food that goes down the drain.
garbanzo bean: Round, golden bean with a mild, nutty flavor; also called a chickpea.
garfava: A commercial blend of gluten-free flours.

To prepare the cucumber, peel, slice and soak in salt water for about 20 mins, drain, and press out excess moisture. To make the dressing, combine 4 tbls rice wine vinegar, 3 tbls soysauce, and 2 tsp sugar. Heat until sugar melts, then chill.

"I like to use turkey for this recipe so it doesn't have to be drained. However, other ground meats may be used but you'll need to drain away the excess fat."
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Sieves, fine or coarse wire-mesh strainer baskets, are used for sieving sauces, straining stocks, draining boiled vegetables or beans, rinsing rice, and removing solids from stock.

Strain-To use a colander or strainer to drain liquid off cooked food.
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Thicken-To stir together cornstarch and cold water and then adding to food to thicken.
Thin- To add more liquid to food.

Very thick cheese cloth, use for draining things though such as when making jam.
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