French cooking verbs list

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ENGLISH	FRENCH
to add	ajouter
to add salt, pepper, spices (to season)	assaisonner (sel, poivre, épices)
to aromatize, to flavor	aromatiser
to bake	faire cuire au four, gratiner
to barbecue	faire cuire au feu de bois
to beat, to whisk (eggs)	battre, fouetter (des œufs)
to blanch	faire blanchir des légumes
to boil	bouillir/ faire bouillir
to boil eggs	faire des œufs à la coque
to boil, to scald	ébouillanter
to braise	braiser
to bread	paner
to bring to a simmer	faire frémir
to brown onions	faire brunir des oignons
to brown/ to fry lightly	faire revenir / faire rissoler/ dorer/ sauter/ poêler
to brush	badigeonner
to butter	beurrer
to carve (meat)	découper de la viande
to chisel	ciseler
to chop, to mince	hacher (de la viande), émincer
to clean up	nettoyer
to coat	napper, recouvrir
to coat with breadcrumbs	paner
to collect	prélever
to colour	colorer
to complete	compléter
to continue to	poursuivre
to cook	cuisiner, faire cuire
to cool down	refroidir
to correct	rectifier
to count	compter
to cover	couvrir, recouvrir
to crumble	émietter
to crush	concasser, écraser
to cut	couper
to cut into thin slices	émincer
to debit	débiter
to debone	désosser
to decorate	décorer
to deglaze	déglacer
to desalinate	dessaler
to detail	détailler
to dice, to cube	couper en cubes
to dilute	délayer, diluer
to dip, to soak	tremper
to discard	mettre de côté
to disgorge	dégorger
to dispose	disposer
to dissolve	dissoudre
to distribute, to divide	répartir
to do the dishes, to do the washing-up	faire la vaisselle
to drain	égoutter
to drain pasta	égoutter les pâtes
to drizzle with oil	arroser d’huile
to dry	sécher
to dry out	dessécher
to dry up	essuyer la vaisselle
to empty	vider
to emulsify	émulsionner
to expand	étendre
to fill in	remplir
to filter	filtrer
to flambé	faire flamber
to flatten	aplatir
to flavour with sauce	agrémenter d’une sauce
to flip	retourner
to flour	fariner
to frost	glacer
to fry	faire revenir dans l’huile, frire, poêler
to garnish	garnir
to gather	rassembler
to get out	sortir
to get rid of	débarrasser
to grab	saisir
to grate, to shred	râper
to grease a baking tin with butter	beurrer un moule
to grill	griller, faire griller
to grill fish	faire griller du poisson
to grind	moudre, piler, écraser
to gut (a fish, a chicken)	vider (un poisson, un poulet)
to halve	couper en deux
to hand over	remettre
to heat	chauffer
to incorporate	incorporer
to infuse	infuser
to keep warm	tenir au chaud
to knead	malaxer
to knead	pétrir
to lay the table	mettre le couvert
to loosen	détendre
to lower the temperature	diminuer le feu
to macerate	macérer
to mash	écraser, réduire en purée
to melt	fondre / faire fondre
to mix	mélanger
to mix/ to stir	mélanger
to mop up, to wipe (off)	essuyer un liquide
to oil	huiler
to open	ouvrir
to pass	passer
to paste	coller
to peel	éplucher / peler
to pepper	poivrer
to perfume	parfumer
to pinch	pincer
to pit	dénoyauter
to place	placer
to place in the oven	enfourner
to plunge	plonger
to poach eggs	pocher des œufs
to poach fish	pocher du poisson
to pose	poser
to pour	verser
to pour	verser
to powder	poudrer
to preheat the oven	préchauffer le four
to prepare	préparer
to prepare the meal	préparer le repas
to prepare, to make	confectionner
to present	présenter
to press	presser
to protect	protéger
to prune	tailler
to put	mettre
to raise	relever
to reduce	réduire
to refresh	rafraîchir
to reheat	réchauffer
to remove	ôter
to remove	retirer
to remove stems	équeuter
to reserve	réserver
to rest	reposer
to restart	recommencer
to restore	rétablir
to return	revenir
to rinse	rincer
to roast	faire rôtir
to roast	rôtir / torréfier
to roast meat	faire rotir de la viande
to roll	rouler
to rub	frotter
to salt	saler
to scale	écailler
to scoop out	évider
to scrape	racler
to sear	saisir à feu vif
to season	assaisonner
to seed	épépiner
to separate	séparer
to serve	servir
to set a plate	dresser
to shake	remuer
to shape	façonner
to share	partager
to shell	décortiquer
to shred	effiler
to sieve	tamiser
to sift	tamiser
to simmer	Mijoter, faire mijoter / frémir
to skim	écumer
to slice	couper (en tranches) / découper/ trancher
to slice thinly, to chop	émincer
to smooth	lisser
to soften	assouplir
to sort	trier
to spill (a dish)	renverser (un plat)
to spin	essorer
to split	fendre
to sponge	éponger
to spread	étaler
to sprinkle	saupoudrer, parsemer
to steam	étuver
to stew	faire mijoter
to sting	piquer
to stir	remuer, mélanger
to stir-fry vegetables	faire sauter des légumes à la poile
to store	entreposer
to strain	égoutter
to stuff	farcir, fourrer
to take	prendre
to taste	goûter
to thicken	épaissir
to thin a sauce	allonger une sauce
to thin out the leaves	effeuiller
to throw, to discard	jeter
to tidy	ranger
to tie	nouer
to tie up	ficeler
to tighten	serrer
to tilt	rabattre
to toast	faire griller du pain
to trim	ébarber
to turn	tourner
to turn down the heat	baisser le feu
to turn up the heat	monter le feu
to unmould	démouler
to unravel	effilocher
to unshell	décoquiller
to upholster	tapisser
to warm	tiédir
to warm up	réchauffer
to wash	laver
to water	arroser
to weigh	peser
to whip	fouetter
to whip (up) the eggwhites	battre les blancs d’œufs en neige
to wipe (to clean with a sponge)	essuyer, éponger
to wrap up	envelopper