flambeing
Setting liquor ablaze
Flambeing is the act of igniting alcohol that has been added to food, typically for dramatic effect at the table or to burn off the alcohol while leaving its flavor behind.
The technique is most associated with dishes like bananas Foster or crêpes Suzette.
The waiter was flambeing the dessert when the fire alarm went off.
The spelling flambeeing also appears, and both are present participles of the verb flambe.
Causing to burn
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- panShallow cooking vessel
- brandySpirit from fermented fruit
- cognacGrape-based distilled spirit
rum · liqueur · tilting · burner · sauteeing · deglazing · reducing · caramelizing
Next to seated diners
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- captainOne who commands
- serviceAid or maintenance
restaurant · spectacle · dimmed lights · performance · elegance · fine dining · theatrical · impression
End combustion forcibly
eyebrows · ventilation · distance · flare · caution · alcohol content · evaporation · steam
Flambéed fruit over ice cream
- steak DianeFlambéed beef with brandy sauce
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
- Christmas puddingSteamed holiday fruitcake
peppercorn sauce · coq au vin · saganaki · dessert · entree · fruit · seafood · meat
igniting
Causing to burn
cognac · rum · liqueur · tilting · burner · sauteeing · deglazing · reducing · caramelizing · searing
tableside
Next to seated diners
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- captainOne who commands
service · restaurant · spectacle · dimmed lights · performance · elegance · fine dining · theatrical · impression · guest
extinguish
End combustion forcibly
lid · eyebrows · ventilation · distance · flare · caution · alcohol content · evaporation · steam · splatter
cherries jubilee
Flambéed fruit over ice cream
- steak DianeFlambéed beef with brandy sauce
- lobsterLarge marine shellfish
- shrimpSmall edible crustacean
Christmas pudding · peppercorn sauce · coq au vin · saganaki · dessert · entree · fruit · seafood · meat · duck
- cooking techniquessear, simmering, boiling, frying, saute
- food prepchopping, slicing, dicing, mincing, peeling
- cooking methodsfrying, boiling, baking, grilling, roasting
- restaurant servicetaking orders, decanting, plating, garnishing, greeting guests
- Boozy Cookingcoq au vin, beef bourguignon, boeuf bourguignon, chicken marsala, veal marsala
- tableside diningtableside service, flambé, carving, dessert cart, cheese cart
flambeingsimmering
Cooking below boiling point
poaching · slow-cooking · steaming · sautéing · braising
flambeingchilling
Causing fear or cold
freezing · refrigerating · keeping cold · assembling · icing
flame, inflame, inflamed, flamboyant, flammable, inflammation, inflammable, inflames, enflame