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einkochen

to reduce; to boil down a liquid to concentrate it

verb AIN-ko-khen Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to preserve food in jars

Usage Note

einkochen has two senses: (1) reducing a sauce by simmering — die Soße einkochen lassen; (2) preserving fruit or vegetables in jars — Marmelade einkochen (to make and jar jam). Both are common in German domestic cooking.

Examples

"Die Tomatensoße zwanzig Minuten ohne Deckel einkochen lassen."

Natural Translation

Let the tomato sauce reduce uncovered for twenty minutes.

Literal Translation

The tomato-sauce twenty minutes without lid reduce let.

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