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(faire suer) à blanc

English translation: fry until translucent

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French term or phrase:(faire suer) à blanc
English translation:fry until translucent
Entered by: Enza Longo

14:56 Feb 9, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
French term or phrase: (faire suer) à blanc
This is from a French recipe (Pintadeau fermier rôti). What does "à blanc" mean in this context?
Many thanks for any advice...

Garniture : émincez les oignons. Dans une casserole, faites-les suer à blanc (sans coloration) avec 50 g de beurre en remuant.
Philip Taylor
Local time: 20:07
fry until translucent
Explanation:
without letting them turn brown

I've often seen this in recipes

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-02-09 15:09:07 GMT)
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as for a blanc, it probably means stir-fy, but this is only a guess

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-02-09 15:12:03 GMT)
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just looked in my Robert and Collins and one of the definitions for a blanc is "look through" so I think that translucent would seem to be correct
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Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 15:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6fry until translucent
Enza Longo
4 +5(sweat) without colouring
Sue Pasco (X)
4 +2gently fry without colouring
MoiraB


Discussion entries: 7





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
(faire suer) à blanc
(sweat) without colouring


Explanation:
cook them slowly without letting them turn brown!

Sue Pasco (X)
Local time: 21:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: yes, "without allowing them to brown"
9 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Jocelyne S: "sweat (without browning)" perhaps?
30 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Claire Cox: sweat (gently) without browning is what I would say - no need to explain further!
58 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  Rachel Fell: sweat them gently (in the butter) without allowing them to colour (without even allowing them to start turning golden, which they do first and are req. to do in some recipes!)
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  emiledgar
9 hrs
  -> thanks!
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
(faire suer) à blanc
fry until translucent


Explanation:
without letting them turn brown

I've often seen this in recipes

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-02-09 15:09:07 GMT)
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as for a blanc, it probably means stir-fy, but this is only a guess

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-02-09 15:12:03 GMT)
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just looked in my Robert and Collins and one of the definitions for a blanc is "look through" so I think that translucent would seem to be correct

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 15:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone who contributed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monika Lebenbaum (X): Me too, especially with onions!
2 mins
  -> thanks Monika!
agree  Jolanta Tuzel: this is the one - translucent
42 mins
  -> thanks Jolanta!
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: What I've seen in recipes, when talking about onions, is: "sauté until translucent".
43 mins
  -> Thanks Maria Teresa!
agree  roneill
54 mins
  -> Thank you Ronat!
agree  sktrans: or transparent
12 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Denise DeVries
22 hrs
  -> thanks, Denise
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(faire suer) à blanc
gently fry without colouring


Explanation:
is my take. Or you can also talk about "sweating" onions.

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-02-09 15:06:02 GMT)
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UKTV Food: Recipes: Breakfast or Supper Risotto
Meanwhile, melt the unsalted butter in a heavy-based saucepan, add the finely chopped onion and gently fry without colouring until softened. ...
www.uktvfood.co.uk/index.cfm?uktv=recipes.recipe&ID=516969

British Food Fortnight - 24th September - 9th October 2005
Once foaming, add the garlic and onion, and sweat without colouring for a few minutes. Next add the potato, white wine and stock. ...
www.britishfoodfortnight.co.uk/recipies/soups/broccoli_almo...



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Note added at 11 mins (2006-02-09 15:07:43 GMT)
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I think the "sans coloration" in brackets is explaining what "à blanc" means!

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Note added at 16 mins (2006-02-09 15:12:55 GMT)
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Not quite relevant in your context, but the idea's the same:

http://www.meilleurduchef.com/cgi/mdc/l/fr/apprendre/termes/...
Glacer: Cuire des aliments avec de l'eau, du sucre et du beurre. Soit à blanc (sans coloration), soit à brun (avec coloration).


MoiraB
France
Local time: 21:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill
59 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Rachel Fell: fry gently without colouring/without allowing them to colour
2 hrs
  -> thanks! We all seem to be on the same page, so it's just a question of which phrasing Philip likes best.
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