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German Cooking Verbs - Part 2

German Cooking Verbs - Part 1

German Cooking Verbs - Part 3

BANNER PLACEHOLDER

We're back right away with the second part of our series on German cooking verbs. Take this opportunity to brush up on your cooking verbs with Yabla, and we wish you a guten Appetit!

 

durchrühren: stir together

 

Noch mal durchrühren,

Stir together again,

und dann ist erst mal wieder der Spargel dran.

and then the asparagus is up again.

Caption 42, Kochhaus Berlin - Rucola-Salat-Rezept

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durchziehen: pull through

 

Einfach mit dem Messer durchziehen.

Simply pull through [them] with a knife.

Caption 54, Cannelloni - mit Jenny

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erhitzen: heat

 

Eine kleine Pfanne bei mittelstarker Temperatur

Heat a small pan at medium-high temperature

mit zwei Esslöffel [sic, Esslöffeln] Olivenöl erhitzen.

with two tablespoons of olive oil.

Captions 20-21, Das perfekte Dinner - Kochen für Gäste

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grillen: grill or barbeque

 

Indem wir zusammen sitzen, grillen, Musik hören, lachen...

As we sit together, grilling, listening to music, laughing...

Caption 24, Trial-Meisterschaft - in Bensheim

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umrühren: stir, stir up

 

So, ähm, jetzt kannst du noch mal umrühren.

So, um, now you can stir it once again.

Caption 27, Weihnachtsplätzchen backen - mit Diane und vielen kleinen Helfern

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BANNER PLACEHOLDER

Further Learning:

Find some German recipes online and try cooking them at home. You can also search Yabla and find some videos with cooking themes to see more cooking words in context. Here is a list of more German verbs used in cooking starting with the letter B: backen: bake; bestreuen: sprinkle; braten: fry or roast (occasionally: grill); dämpfen: steam; dünsten: lightly cook in butter, oil, or juice; einlegen: conserve by pickling or canning; einmachen: conserve by canning; entbeinen: debone; entfetten: skim or remove fat; flambieren: set spirits on fire, usually brandy; garen: cook; gerinnen: curdle; gratinieren or überbacken: cook in oven or broil; häuten: de-skin; hineinschieben: place in oven, bake; hobeln: grate or slice; kandieren: crystallize using sugar; karamellisieren: caramelize; klären: clarify; kneten: knead; kochen: boil, cook; legieren: bind with egg yolk or cream

 

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