simmer 'boil slowly at low temperature' saute 'fry briefly over high heat' french-fry 'cook by immersing in fat' shirr 'bake (eggs) in their shells until they are set' parboil 'cook (vegetables) briefly' overcook 'cook too long' stir fry 'fry very quickly over high heat' cook 'transform and make suitable for consumption by heating' blanch 'cook (vegetables) briefly' stew 'cook slowly and for a long time in liquid' steam 'cook something by letting steam pass over it' braise 'cook in liquid' pan-broil 'broil in a pan' pan-fry 'fry in a pan' brown 'fry in a pan until it changes color' coddle 'cook in nearly boiling water' deep-fry 'cook by immersing in fat'
broil 'COD: cook by exposure to direct heat' braise 'COD: fry lightly and then stew slowly in a closed container' poach 'COD: cook by simmering in a small amount of liquid' scald 'COD: heat milk or other liquid to near boiling point' char 'COD: partially burn so as to blacken the surface' blanch 'COD: prepare vegetables for freezing or further cooking by immersing briefly in boiling water' brown 'COD: make or become brown by cooking' stew 'COD: cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan'
NP (Patient) V () PP.result[to,into] (Result) PP.instrument[in,on,with] (Instrument)
NP (Agent) V () NP (Patient) PP.result[to,into] (Result)
Examples from WordNet
shirr the eggs stir-fry the vegetables in a wok brown the meat in the pan Stew the vegetables in wine coddle eggs The vegetables were completely overcooked saute the onions french-fry the potatoes just steam the vegetables simmer the sauce simmering water braise beef These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes pan-fry the dumplings Parboil the beans before freezing them
Examples from VerbNet
The potatoes baked. Jennifer baked the potatoes. Jennifer baked the potatoes in the oven. The oven baked the potatoes. Jennifer baked the potatoes to a crisp. Potatoes bake to a crisp in the oven. The Idaho potatoes baked beautifully. Jennifer baked the potatoes to a crisp in the oven. The potatoes baked to a crisp.
Examples from SemCor
Cover; simmer 15_minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is of desired consistency. Bobby_Joe was trying to get Linda_Kay to say she would cook one if he brought it home. She had made curtains for all the windows of her little house, and she had kept it spotless and neat, shabby as it was, and cooked good meals for Bobby_Joe. Do buy meat the day or the day before you intend to cook it. After this has simmered an hour, add two tablespoons each of Worcestershire, catsup, and chutney, two pickled walnuts, and a pint of Sherry. While this is baking, saute mushrooms, fresh or canned, in butter. For sweet-sour sauce, cook onion in oil until soft. Simmer about 10 minutes, and keep warm for serving. Then simmer fifteen minutes longer. Simmer 15_minutes. The cooking conserves a maximum of the vitamin_C content of vegetables by methods which use very little water and cook in the shortest time possible. Watch closely while browning them, as it does n't take long. This permits the juices to permeate the meat during cooking.