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aufkochen

to bring to the boil; to briefly boil up

verb OWF-ko-khen Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

aufkochen means to heat a liquid until it reaches a rolling boil, often as a brief step in a recipe — to dissolve sugar, to activate starch, or to pasteurise. Recipes frequently say kurz aufkochen lassen ('let briefly come to the boil') before reducing to a simmer.

Examples

"Den Pudding kurz aufkochen und dabei ständig rühren."

Natural Translation

Briefly bring the pudding to the boil while stirring constantly.

Literal Translation

The pudding briefly bring-to-boil and meanwhile constantly stir.

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