parboil

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It’s a fairly simple side to put together: Parboil the carrots, then toss them with a tasty mixture of yellow miso, butter and sesame oil before they go in the oven to glaze.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022

Parboil them in their liquid and drain at once.

From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various

Parboil two cupfuls of cleaned and trimmed mushrooms in salted water for ten minutes.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle

Parboil, in slightly acidulated water, for five minutes, then throw into cold water.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Reed, Myrtle

Parboil, p�r′boil, v.t. to boil slightly or in part—as if from part and boil.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various