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preparing food
grate
to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool:
• Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
melt
to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid:
• Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
sieve
British English , sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (= tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces ):
• Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
chop
to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife:
• Chop up the vegetables.
dice
to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces:
• Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
season
to add salt, pepper etc to food:
• Season the meat before grilling.
crush
to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder:
• Add one clove of crushed garlic.
mix
to combine different foods together:
• Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
beat/whisk
to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool:
• Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
stir
to turn food around with a spoon:
• Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
fold something in
to gently mix another substance into a mixture:
• Fold in the beaten egg whites.
knead
to press dough (= a mixture of flour and water ) many times with your hands when you are making bread:
• Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
drizzle
to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something:
• Drizzle with olive oil.
let something stand
to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it:
• Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
serve
to put different foods together as part of a meal:
• Serve with rice and a salad. • Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.
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verb rub sth into small pieces ADV. coarsely | finely Sprinkle the top of the dish with some finely grated cheese. PHRASES freshly grated a teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg make a sharp unpleasant sound ADV. harshly PREP. against The steel of the helmet grated against the door. | on The grit beneath her soles grated harshly on the wooden deck.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary