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Velveting

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In culinary arts & cooking, velveting means: A Chinese cooking preparation that coats small pieces of meat, often with starch, before cooking.

In Turkish: eti kaplayarak yumuşak doku verme

How it is used

Used when discussing the smooth, tender texture of meat in stir-fried dishes.

Example sentences

  1. The class practised velveting chicken for a stir-fry.

    The preparation happens before the final rapid cooking stage.

  2. Velveting gave the thin beef strips a smoother texture.

    The term names a coating technique associated with texture.

Common collocations

  • velveting chicken
  • velveting technique
  • marinadeA seasoned liquid or paste, often with oil, acid such as lemon or yoghurt, herbs and spices, in which meat, fish or vegetables are soaked before cooking.
  • sautéTo cook small pieces of food quickly in a little hot fat in a pan, moving or tossing them so they brown evenly. From French sauter, "to jump".

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