parcooked
Not fully cooked
Parcooked means partially cooked, prepared partway so that final cooking can be completed later or by the consumer.
Food manufacturers parcook products to reduce preparation time: parcooked rice, parcooked bacon.
The technique allows restaurants to finish dishes quickly during service.
The potatoes were parcooked and refrigerated, ready to be roasted before dinner.
Partially cooking in water
- blanchingBriefly boiling then cooling
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- scaldingExtremely hot, burning
- shockingCausing intense surprise
poaching · simmering · flash-frying · searing · pre-baking · sous-vide · softening · tenderizing
Reducing required duration
- meal-prepPreparing food in advance
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- portioningDividing into shares
freezing · reheating · microwaving · prepped · streamlined · quick · practical · weeknight
Insufficiently heated through
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- interruptedBroken mid-course
parboiling
Partially cooking in water
shocking · poaching · simmering · flash-frying · searing · pre-baking · sous-vide · softening · tenderizing · al dente
time-saving
Reducing required duration
- meal-prepPreparing food in advance
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- efficiencyProductive without waste
portioning · freezing · reheating · microwaving · prepped · streamlined · quick · practical · weeknight · make-ahead
underdone
Insufficiently heated through
- partiallyTo an incomplete extent
- halfwayAt the midpoint
- unfinishedNot yet complete
rice
Staple cereal grain
noodles · fries · vegetables · bacon · sausage · pierogies · gnocchi · risotto · polenta · beans
parcookedraw
In original state
done · uncooked · cooked through · finished · well-done
parcookedraw
In original state
unprocessed · fresh · ready-to-eat · untreated · natural state