Preparing ingredients
- to wash
- to peel
- to cut
- to chop finely
- to slice
- to grate
- to squeeze (juice)
- to crush
Mixing and flavoring
- to mix
- to beat (ingredients)
- to stir
- to knead
- to sift
- to season
- to marinate
- to add
Cooking and serving
- to boil
- to fry
- to bake
- to roast
- to sauté
- to simmer
- to melt
- to drain (food)
- to serve
Answer key: Cooking Verbs in Spanish
- to wash lavar
- to peel pelar
- to cut cortar
- to chop finely picar
- to slice rebanar
- to grate rallar
- to squeeze (juice) exprimir
- to crush machacar
- to mix mezclar
- to beat (ingredients) batir
- to stir remover (also revolver)
- to knead amasar
- to sift tamizar
- to season sazonar (also condimentar)
- to marinate marinar
- to add añadir (also agregar)
- to boil hervir
- to fry freír
- to bake hornear
- to roast asar
- to sauté saltear
- to simmer cocinar a fuego lento (also cocer a fuego lento)
- to melt derretir
- to drain (food) escurrir
- to serve servir