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The following words and phrases commonly appear in cooking instructions given on French mixes for sauces,
soups and prepared foods. Ive given you the basic form of verbs and the masculine form of most adjectives.
Thus, you may see slightly different endings on words depending on the style in which the recipe is written:
ajouter may appear as ajoutez, cru as crue, etc. ... Bon apptit!

General instructions
mode demploi

cooking directions

temps de cuisson

cooking time

Cest prt !

Its ready!

conseil

suggestion

la recette

the recipe

Form

... la vapeur

steam

... au four

bake

surgel

frozen

(faire) bouillir

boil

bouillant

boiling

(faire) chauffer

heat

cru / cuit

raw / cooked

(faire) dorer

brown

(faire) frire

fry

(faire) griller

grill

(faire) mijoter, frmir

simmer

(faire) revenir

brown

(faire) sauter

saut

mettre au four

put in oven

porter bullition

bring to a boil

prchauffer le four

pre-heat the oven

sans bouillir
retirer, ter du feu

without boiling
remove from heat

hors du feu

removed from heat

cut

en ds

in dice

en lamelles

in thin strips

une bote

a packet
the contents
of the packet
a can

en morceaux

in chunks

le mlange

the mixture

en rondelles

in slices

la garniture

the filling

en tranches

in slices

goutt

drained

minc

thinly-sliced

hach

ground, minced

rp

grated

Amounts
a teaspoon

une cuillre caf

(c. c. *)
une cuillre soupe
(c. s. *)
rase

a tablespoon

dbordante

heaping

grosse

rounded

une pince

a pinch

une noix, noisette de

a knobof

un peu de

a small amount of

* c. c. and c. s. are abbreviations for teaspoon

and tablespoon.

Measurements
The French usually dont give measurements
in cups but instead in liters and fractions of liters:
dcilitres (dl) 1/10 of a liter,
centilitres (cl) 1/100 of a liter,
millilitres (ml) 1/1000 of a liter
1 litre (l) = 10 dl = 100 cl = 1000 ml
Weights are given in grammes (g)

Conversions
1 litre (1000 ml)

litre (250 ml)

1 kilo (1000 g)
30 grammes (30 g)

2.1 pint (US)

1.7 pint (Imp)
about 4 cups
about 1 cup
about 8 fl oz
2.2 pounds
about 1 oz

* faire or faites may be used

How hot a fire

Dishes, Utensils

level

cook
in a microwave

defrosted

coup

un sachet
le contenu du sachet

... au micro-onde

(faire*) cuire

dcongel

Preparation

Ingredients, Mixes

Cooking

dans ...

in ...

feu (trs) doux

at (very) low heat

un saladier, bol

a bowl

petit feu

at low heat

un plat ( four)

a dish (oven-proof)

feu moyen, modr

at medium heat

une casserole

a saucepan

feu vif, fort

at high heat

une pole
une cocotte
une marmite
un faitout
un moule

a frying pan
a pot

Stirring, Covering

... huil / beurr

... oiled / buttered

a baking pan

un fouet/ une fourchette a whisk / a fork

Adding, mixing

remuer

stir

en remuant, tournant

stirring

sans cesse

... constantly

souvent, frquemment ... often

de temps en temps

... occasionally

couvrir , couvrez

cover

couvert

covered

dcouvert, sans couvrir

uncovered

ajouter

add

battre

beat

dlayer dans

dilute with

(faire) fondre

melt, dissolve

fouetter

whisk, whip

assaisonner

season

mlanger

mix , blend

poivrer

season with pepper

incorporer

blend, fold into

saler

salt

mettre dans

put into

picer

season with spices

placer dans

put into

votre got

to taste

verser sur dans

pour over into

Seasoning

l deau

2 cups of water

avec ... et

with ... and

Serving

25 cl de lait

1 cup of milk
pound of minced
(ground) meat

jusqu

until

avant de servir

225 g de viande
hache
Oven temperature:
110C
150C
230F

302F

Set aside

before serving

dmouler (gteau)

turn out ( cake)

arroser / saupoudrer

drizzle / sprinkle

mettre de ct

set aside

dcorer

garnish

180C

220C

(faire ) tremper

soak

napper avec

top with

356F

428F

laisser gonfler

allow to rise

accompagner de

accompany with

laisser refroidir

let cool

servir, servez

serve

laisser reposer

allow to rest

froid / frais

cold / cool

mettre au rfrigrateur

put in fridge

tide / chaud

lukewarm / hot

garder au chaud

keep warm

part

separately

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drained

marmite

pot

dcouvert

uncovered

goutt

bullition

to a boil

minc

thinly-sliced

mlange

mixture

feu (trs) doux

at (very) low heat

en ds

in dice

mlanger

mix , blend

feu fort

at high heat

en lamelles

in thin strips

put in oven

feu modr, moyen

at medium heat

en morceaux

in chunks

feu vif

at high heat

en remuant

stirring

mettre au four
mettre au
rfrigrateur
mettre dans

la vapeur

steamed

en rondelles

in slices

mettre de ct

set aside

part

separately

en tournant

stirring

mijoter

simmer

petit feu

at low heat

en tranches

in slices

mode demploi

cooking directions

votre got

to taste

picer

season with spices

moule

baking pan

accompagner de

accompany with

et

and

ajouter

add

arroser

drizzle

battre

beat

faire griller

beurr

buttered

faire mijoter

bote

can

faire revenir

bol

bowl

faire sauter

bouillant, bouillir

boiling, boil

faire tremper

bouillir
chauffer
cuire
dorer
fondre
frmir
frire
griller
mijoter
revenir
sauter
tremper

faitout

pot

faites

faire

assaisonner

season

au micro-onde

in a microwave

au four

in oven

avant de

before

avec ...

with ...

faire chauffer
faire cuire
faire dorer
faire fondre
faire frmir

faire frire

put into

N, O, P

F
faire bouillir

put in fridge

napper avec

top with

noisette, noix de

knob of

ter du feu

remove from heat

pince

pinch

placer dans

put into

plat ( four)

dish (oven-proof)

pole

frying pan

poivrer

season with pepper

porter bullition

bring to a boil

prchauffer le four

pre-heat the oven

prt

ready

R
rp

grated

casserole

saucepan

rase

rounded (spoon)

feu

heat, feu

chaud, chauffer

hot, heat
pot

recette

recipe

fondre

melt, dissolve

rfrigrateur

fridge

fouet, fouetter

whisk, whip

remuer

stir

four

oven

retirer du feu

remove from heat

fourchette

fork

revenir

brown

frais

cool

cocotte

coup

suggestion
the contents of the
packet
cut

couvert

covered

frmir

simmer

couvrez, couvrir

cover

frquemment

often

sachet

packet

cru
cuiller

raw
cuillre

frire

fry

saladier

bowl

froid

cold

saler

salt

sans

without

sans bouillir

without boiling

sans cesse

constantly

sans couvrir

uncovered

saupoudrer

sprinkle

sauter

saut

servez, servir

serve

souvent

often

sur

over

surgel

frozen

conseil
contenu du sachet

cuillre caf (c. c.)

teaspoon

cuillre soupe (c. s.) tablespoon

cuire

cook

la vapeur

steam

au four

bake

au micro-onde

cook in a microwave

cuisson, cuit

cooking, cooked

D
dans ...

in ... into

de temps en temps

occasionally

dbordante

heaping(spoon)

dcongel

defrosted

dcorer

garnish

dlayer dans

dilute with

dmouler (gteau)

turn out ( cake)

dorer

brown

G, H, I, J
garder au chaud

keep warm

garniture

filling

griller

grill

grosse

rounded (spoon)

hach

ground, minced

hors du feu

removed from heat

huil

oiled

incorporer

blend, fold into

jusqu

until

T, U, V

L
laisser gonfler

allow to rise

laisser refroidir

let cool

laisser reposer

allow to rest

temps de cuisson

cooking time

tide

lukewarm

tremper

soak

un peu de

a small amount of

verser sur dans

pour over into