42 Spanish Phrases for Cooking Methods

42 compact Spanish chunks for cooking methods and food texture, including fried, grilled, steamed, baked, simmered, marinated, and doneness phrases.

This collection contains the most useful expressions that will help you feel confident in communication. Learning whole phrases allows you to speak faster and more naturally, without thinking about grammar.

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Fried and Grilled
Boiled and Steamed
Baked and Roasted
Sautéed and Simmered
Marinated and Seasoned
Texture and Doneness

Fried and Grilled

frito en aceite
fried in oil
frito y crujiente
fried and crispy
a la parrilla
grilled
a la plancha
griddled
bien dorado
nicely browned
ligeramente tostado
lightly toasted
no demasiado grasiento
not too greasy

Boiled and Steamed

hervido en agua
boiled in water
cocido al vapor
steamed
al dente
al dente
suave pero firme
soft but firm
sin hervir demasiado
without overboiling
con poca sal
with little salt
bien escurrido
well drained

Baked and Roasted

al horno
baked
recién horneado
freshly baked
asado lentamente
slow-roasted
dorado por fuera
browned on the outside
jugoso por dentro
juicy inside
con corteza crujiente
with a crispy crust
a baja temperatura
at low temperature

Sautéed and Simmered

salteado con ajo
sautéed with garlic
cocinado a fuego alto
cooked over high heat
cocción a fuego lento
slow simmering
hervir suavemente
simmer gently
reducir la salsa
reduce the sauce
remover sin parar
stir constantly
sofreír la cebolla
sauté the onion

Marinated and Seasoned

marinado con limón
marinated with lemon
adobado con especias
seasoned with spices
sazonado al gusto
seasoned to taste
sin mucho picante
without much heat
con hierbas frescas
with fresh herbs
dejar reposar
let rest
absorber el sabor
absorb the flavor

Texture and Doneness

queda tierno
it turns out tender
queda seco
it turns out dry
está poco hecho
it is underdone
está bien hecho
it is well done
crujiente por fuera
crispy on the outside
cremoso por dentro
creamy inside
cocinado en su punto
cooked just right

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