煲
bāo
Meaning
- deep cooking pot
- to cook slowly in such a pot
Definition
用文火慢煮，也指用于这种烹饪的锅。
A cooking method of slow simmering, or the pot used for this method.
Usage
常用于制作汤、粥、药膳等，需要长时间慢火炖煮。也可以作为名词，指这种锅。
Often used for making soup, congee, herbal dishes, requiring long slow cooking. Can also be a noun referring to the pot.
Examples
- 1 我今晚要煲一锅鸡汤。 (I'm going to slow-cook a pot of chicken soup tonight.)
- 2 这个砂煲可以用来煲粥。 (This clay pot can be used to cook congee.)
- 3 妈妈在厨房里煲中药。 (Mom is simmering herbal medicine in the kitchen.)
- 4 广州人喜欢煲汤喝。 (Cantonese people like to drink slow-cooked soup.)
- 5 电饭煲也能煲汤，很方便。 (Rice cookers can also slow-cook soup, very convenient.)
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