French cooking verbs

Question 1

cuire

Kwir

Answer 1

to cook as in simmer, roast or bake. It’s an irregular verb: je cuis, tu cuis, il cuit, nous cuisons, vous cuisez, ils cuisent.

Question 2

chaffer

show Fay

Answer 2

to warm

Question 3

préchaffer

pray show fay

Answer 3

to preheat

Question 4

réchaffer

ray show fay

Answer 4

to reheat

Question 5

Porter à ébullition

portay å ee bull i shawn

Answer 5

To bring to a boil

Question 6

Bouillir

boo year

Answer 6

To boil

Question 7

mijoter

me zho tay

Answer 7

to simmer (can also talk about someone plotting something.

Question 8

faire revenir

(fair (gutteral r), rev en near

Answer 8

to brown

Question 9

mettre au four

metra foor/en foor nay

Answer 9

put in the oven

Question 10

fondre/faire fondre

fond ra/fair fond

Answer 10

To melt. Fondre is what the substance does; faire fondre (literally: make melt) is what the cook does.

Question 11

poêler

pwull ay

Answer 11

To cook in a frying pan

Question 12

frire

f wee

Answer 12

To fry. This verb is almost always used with faire.

Question 13

réduire

ree dwee

Answer 13

To reduce (boil something down to thicken it)

Question 14

rôtir

(row tear) gutteral r

Answer 14

To roast

Question 15

cuire à la vapeur

kwee ah la vap ur

Answer 15

To steam

Question 16

refroidir

roo froid ear

Answer 16

To cool. Often seen with verb laisser (laisser refoidir = let cool)

Question 17

congeler/décongeler
(conj eh lay/ day conj eh lay)
the “eh” is barely there

Answer 17

To freeze/to defrost

Question 18

ajouter

a zjoo tay

Answer 18

To add

Question 19

rajouter

ra zjoo tay

Answer 19

To add again or in addition to other ingredients.

Most French recipes use the word rajouter because even if it is the first time it’s being added, other ingredients are already present.

Question 20

verser

vair say

Answer 20

to pour

Question 21

remuer

room er ay

Answer 21

to stir

Question 22

mélanger

may long zsay

Answer 22

to mix

Question 23

fouetter

fwoot ay

Answer 23

to whip

Question 24

mixer

meek say

Answer 24

to mix in a mixer/blender

Question 25

découper

day coup ay

Answer 25

to slice/to chop/to carve

Question 26

ciseler

seize oh lay

Answer 26

to chop

Question 27

trancher

tron chay

Answer 27

to slice

Question 28

hacher

ash ay

Answer 28

to chop/to mince

Question 29

farcir

far seer

Answer 29

to stuff

Question 30

saupoudrer

sew poo dray

Answer 30

to dust/sprinkle

Question 31

enrober

on row bay

Answer 31

to coat

Question 32

beurrer

(boo ree) r is is gutteral

Answer 32

to butter/to grease a baking pan or mold

Question 33

démouler

day moo lay

Answer 33

to unmold (remove from a pan or mold)

Question 34

râper

(ra pay) gutteral r

Answer 34

to grate

Question 35

éplucher/peler

eh ploo chay/pull ay

Answer 35

to peel

Question 36

assaisonner

assa zoon ay

Answer 36

to season

Question 37

étaler

ay tal ay

Answer 37

to spread

Question 38

pétrir

(pay treer) gutteral

Answer 38

to knead

Question 39

laisser reposer

lay say rep ose ay

Answer 39

let sit