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sellar

English translation: sear


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Spanish term or phrase:sellar
English translation:sear
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin
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14:08 Jun 29, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Spanish term or phrase: sellar
I'm looking for the cooking term used for meat (or chicken) when you pan fry it just to "seal" in the flavors. I don't think the term is "brown" because I believe that involves cooking it more...
Wendy Gosselin
Local time: 01:13
sear
Explanation:
This glossary defines "sear" as:

"To brown and seal surface of meat quickly with intense heat. "

http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/glossary.html
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ClaraVal
Spain
Grading comment
gracias! thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +14sear
ClaraVal
4 +1to seal
Valeria Sciarrillo
4sear
Graham Allen-Rawlings


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
sear


Explanation:
This glossary defines "sear" as:

"To brown and seal surface of meat quickly with intense heat. "

http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/glossary.html

ClaraVal
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
gracias! thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patinba
1 min
  -> Thank you.
agree  Michael Powers (PhD): nice
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Mike :-)
agree  Charles Davis: This is it.
3 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  MPGS: :)
6 mins
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Gilla Evans: the normal word
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla.
agree  James A. Walsh
10 mins
  -> Thank you, James
agree  Isamar: Yes!
24 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Lourdes Sanchez
45 mins
  -> Thanks, Lourdes :-)
agree  Rick Larg
48 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Terri L. Myers
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Terri.
agree  anademahomar
2 hrs
  -> Thanks :-)
agree  Lisa McCarthy
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  eski
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Lourdes Zalcik
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Lourdes.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sear


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searing

Graham Allen-Rawlings
Spain
Local time: 06:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to seal


Explanation:
sealing (sealing is done by placing the meat in hot oil or oil and butter and leaving for a short time on each side to ‘seal’ the meat).
-> http://www.broadstripebutchers.co.uk/preparation.aspx

Valeria Sciarrillo
Italy
Local time: 06:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Ronder: A perfectly valid alternative to 'sear', and possibly more correct depending on how hot the cooking is.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks David! I liked the reference link I provided, so I gave it a try :)
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