Definition von blanching im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
Literally means whitening In cookery dts, the literal meaning is not always taken, e g blanching tomatoes or almonds means pouring boiling water on the tomatoes/ almonds and then removing the skins
Except for tree nuts and peanuts, blanching means a prepackaging heat treatment of foodstuffs for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature to partially or completely inactivate the naturally occurring enzymes and to effect other physical or biochemical changes in the food [From §110 3(d)]
When referring to the garden, blanching is the process of withholding light from the whole or a portion of a plant in order to prevent the development of chlorophyll This can be done by mounding soil or mulch around the plant or by using boards, paper, or even the plant's own leaves Techniques vary according to species Vegetables commonly blanched include: asparagus, cauliflower, and celery
Heating by direct contact with hot water or live steam It softens the tissues, eliminates air from the tissues, destroys enzymes, and washes away raw flavors
The process of blocking light from certain types of vegetables in order to prevent coloration and keep mild flavors
Boiling briefly 1 To loosen the skin from nuts, fruit and vegetables 2 To set the colour of food and to kill enzymes prior to freezing 3 To remove strong or bitter flavours
That daughter there of Spain, the Lady Blanch, / Is near to England: look upon the years / Of Lewis the Dauphin and the lovely maid. / If lusty love should go in quest of beauty, / Where should he find it fairer than in Blanch?.
To cook an item partially and very briefly in boiling water or in hot fat Usually a preparation technique, as to loosen peel from vegetables, fruits and nuts or to prepare foods for freezing or remove undesirable flavors
If you blanch, you suddenly become very pale. His face blanched as he looked at Sharpe's blood-drenched uniform She felt herself blanch at the unpleasant memories
To plunge food (usually vegetables and fruits) into boiling water briefly, then into cold water to stop the cooking process Blanching is used to firm the flesh, to loosen skins (as with peaches and tomatoes) and to heighten and set color and flavor (as with vegetables before freezing)
To pour boiling water over a food or to immerse briefly in boiling water, then drain and rinse with cold water May be done to loosen skin (as for almonds), to remove or set color, or to stop enzymatic action (as for canning or freezing)
To preheat in boiling water or steam from one to five minutes, followed by draining and rinsing in cold water Uses: (1) To remove skins from some fruits, vegetables, and nuts (2) To inactivate enzymes and shrink food for canning, freezing, and drying
To plunge food briefly into boiling water, then into cold water to stop the cooking process This process is performed to firm the flesh, loosen skins, and to heighten and set the color and flavor of foods
If you say that someone blanches at something, you mean that they find it unpleasant and do not want to be involved with it. Everything he had said had been a mistake. He blanched at his miscalculations
Blanching is a process whereby the food is briefly plunged in boiling water for a moment, then immediately transferred to ice water to stop the cooking process It is a technique commonly used with Chinese vegetables prior to stir-frying The goal is to bring out the color and flavor of the vegetable without overcooking
To plunge seafood into boiling water for a brief period of time to bring out the color and flavor, then submerge the seafood into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process
If you blanch vegetables, fruit, or nuts, you put them into boiling water for a short time, usually in order to remove their skins, or to prepare them for freezing. Skin the peaches by blanching them
From the Old French word blanchir, to whiten As a gardening term, it is used to describe a process of excluding light so as to make the plant material lighter in color and more tender For example, this is commonly done with endive
To heat for a short period of time in boiling water or steam Blanching may mean pouring boiling water over food to loosen and remove the outer covering such as skin from peaches or tomatoes or the brown husk from almonds Foods can also be blanched by placing them in a large amount of water and boiling for given number of minutes They are then drained and plunged into ice water to crisp and stop the cooking action This is done to inactivate enzymes in food for canning, freezing and drying