Spanish Words for Beginners : Useful Kitchen verbs

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Here’s a complete Spanish verbs list about cooking. Increase your Spanish vocabulary fast and efficiently with this useful verbs list!

ENGLISH	SPANISH
to add	añadir
to add salt, pepper, spices (to season)	sazonar (sal, pimienta, especias)
to aromatize, to flavor	aromatizar
to bake	hornear en el horno, gratiner
to barbecue	cocinar en la hoguera
to beat, to whisk (eggs)	batir, azotar (los huevos)
to blanch	hacer blanquear las verduras
to boil	hervir/ hacer hervir
to boil eggs	hacer huevos con cáscara
to braise	ardor
to bread, to coat with breadcrumbs	paner
to bring to a simmer	hacer estremecer
to brown onions	hacer marrón cebollas
to brown/ to fry lightly	rehogar a fuego lento
to brush	untar
to butter	untar con mantequilla
to carve (meat)	cortar la carne
to chisel	cincelar
to chop, to mince	picado (de la carne), picado
to clean up	limpiar
to coat	mantel, cubrir con mantel
to collect	recaudar
to colour	colorear
to complete	completar
to continue to	continuar
to cook	cocinar
to cool down	enfriar
to correct	rectificar
to count	contar
to cover	cubrir
to crumble	desmenuzar
to crush	triturar, aplastar
to cut	cortar
to cut into thin slices	emisar
to debit	débitar
to debone	deshuesar
to decorate	decorar
to deglaze	descongelar
to desalinate	dessaler
to detail	detallar
to dice, to cube	cortar en cubos
to dilute, to dissolve	disolver, diluir
to dip, to soak	sumergirse
to discard	dejar de lado
to disgorge	desempolvar
to dispose	disponer
to distribute, to divide	repartir
to do the dishes, to do the washing-up	hacer la vajilla
to drain	escurrir
to drain pasta	escurrir la pasta
to drizzle with oil	regar con aceite
to dry up	limpiar los platos
to dry, to dry out	secar
to empty	vaciar
to emulsify	emulsionar
to expand	extender
to fill in	llenar
to filter	filtrar
to flambé	hacer flamber
to flatten	aplanar
to flip	volver
to flour	harina
to frost	helar
to fry	freír en aceite, freír
to garnish	imponer
to gather	reunir
to get out	salir
to get rid of	eliminar
to grab	aprovechamiento
to grate, to shred	rallar
to grease a baking tin with butter	untar con mantequilla un molde
to grill	asar, asar a la parrilla
to grill fish	asar pescado a la parrilla
to grind	moler, apilar, aplastar
to gut (a fish, a chicken)	vaciar (un pescado, un pollo)
to halve	cortar por la mitad
to hand over	entregar
to heat, to warm up	calentar
to incorporate	incorporar
to infuse	infuser
to keep warm	mantener el calor
to knead	amasar
to knead	malaxer
to lay the table	poner la cubierta
to loosen	relajar
to lower the temperature	reducir el fuego
to macerate	macerar
to mash	aplastar, reducir en puré
to melt	derretir/ derretir
to mix	mezclar
to mop up, to wipe (off)	limpiar un líquido
to oil	aceitar
to open	iniciar
to pass	pasar
to paste	pegar
to peel	pelar/ pelar
to pepper	pimentar, sazonar con pimienta
to perfume	perfumar
to pinch	pellizcar
to pit	denunciar
to place	colocar
to place in the oven	hornear
to plunge	bucear
to poach eggs	escalfar los huevos
to poach fish	escalfar pescado
to pose	plantear
to pour	pagar
to preheat the oven	precaliente el horno
to prepare	preparar
to prepare the meal	preparar la comida
to prepare, to make	confeccionar
to present	presentar
to press	presionar
to protect	proteger
to prune	podar
to put	poner
to raise	levantar
to reduce	reducir
to refresh	refrescar
to reheat	recalentar
to remove	quitar
to remove	retire
to remove stems	intentar
to reserve	reservar
to rest	descansar
to restart	empezar de nuevo, reiniciar
to restore	restaurar
to rinse	enjuagar
to roast	asador/ tostador
to roast	asar
to roast meat	hacer eructar la carne
to roll	rodar
to rub	frotar
to salt	salar
to scale	escamas
to scoop out	eviscerar
to scrape	raspar
to sear	agarrar con fuego
to season	condimentar
to seed	esparcir
to separate	separar
to serve	servir
to shake	agitar
to shape	dar forma
to share	compartir
to shell	descascarillar
to shred	afilar
to sieve	atenuar
to simmer	cocer, cocer a fuego lento/ estremecerse
to skim	espumar
to slice	cortar (en rodajas) / cortar/ cortar
to smooth	alisar
to soften	flexibilizar
to spill (a dish)	volcar (un plato)
to spin	girar
to split	dividir
to sponge	esponja
to spread	untar
to sprinkle	espolvorear
to steam	etcétera
to stew	cocer
to sting	picar
to stir	remover, mezclar
to stir-fry vegetables	saltear verduras con guisantes
to store	almacenar
to stuff	rellenar
to take	tomar
to taste	probar
to thicken	espesante
to thin a sauce	alargar una salsa
to thin out the leaves	borrón
to throw, to discard	tirar
to tidy, to sort	ordenar
to tie, to tie up	atar
to tighten	apretar
to tilt	bajar
to toast	hacer tostadas con pan
to trim	ebarber
to turn	girar
to turn down the heat	bajar el fuego
to turn up the heat	subir el fuego
to unmould	desmoldear
to unravel	deshilachar
to unshell	decolorar
to upholster	tapisser
to warm	timbrar
to wash	lavar
to water	regar
to weigh	peso
to whip	azotar
to whip (up) the eggwhites	batir las claras de huevo en nieve
to wipe (to clean with a sponge)	limpiar
to wrap up	envolver

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