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bucket, dip, lade, scoop, spoon
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the chef hunted for a ladle to add the chicken broth to the potVerb
The soup was ladled into the bowls. ladling the wine into cups
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For example, a deep drawer can be used to store pots and pants or serving dishes, while a shallow drawer on top keeps wooden spoons, ladles, and other utensils organized. — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, "Just Right," 11 Feb. 2019 To serve, put a large ladle of stewed lentils in a low, wide soup bowl and place a large spoonful of rice next to it. — David Tanis, The Seattle Times, "A humble feast begins with lentils," 7 Jan. 2019 Divide dumplings among 4-5 bowls and ladle soup over. — Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, "The Secret to This Dish's Deep Flavor," 18 Oct. 2018 Using a small ladle, pour glaze over the cakes, making sure to cover the tops and sides. — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, "Orange-and-Molasses Cakes Recipe," 12 Nov. 2010 Stir a large ladle of sauce without shrimp into the pasta. — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipe: Toss spicy Italian puttanesca with shrimp and angel hair in this sublime summer dish," 18 June 2018 Using a ladle, skim off as much fat as possible (save it for another use). — Bon Appetit, "Red-Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou)," 19 Mar. 2018 This was always an annoying multistep process, usually involving batches and the whole problem of getting the contents of a Dutch oven into my blender by ladle and measuring cup. — Becky Krystal, charlotteobserver, "Why buying an immersion blender is a smooth move | Charlotte Observer," 15 May 2018 The Lakers have LeBron James, who all by himself is three scoops of vanilla ice cream, two ladles of chocolate syrup and the sprinkles, and could get Kawhi Leonard. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Cowardly super teams turning NBA into a laugher," 3 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
All that flavor should be savored, which means the sauce that collects in the bottom of your slow cooker needs to be ladled over the pork, cheese, and broccoli rabe. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "This Slow Cooker Roast Pork Sandwich Wins Championships," 31 Jan. 2018 To serve, ladle hot soup into bowls and top with toasts, smoked trout, sautéed leeks and chives. — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, "The Simplest Leek Soup Recipe Is Also the Best," 29 Oct. 2018 Some advice-givers dole out punishing slaps or withering rebukes; others ladle out cups of verbal hot cocoa, reassuring and soothing. — New York Times, "Wisdom Dispensed With Slaps and Puns: A Sprightly History of Advice-Giving," 1 June 2018 To serve, ladle the soup into individual shallow bowls. — Ellie Krieger, charlotteobserver, "This dessert could be cooler than ice cream on a hot day," 3 July 2018 Indeed, for millennia, in the West as well as the East, bowls were the vessel from which ordinary people ate all their meals, because most cooking consisted of some kind of soup or stew or pottage, ladled from a common pot. — Bee Wilson, WSJ, "The Comfort of Bowl Food," 13 July 2018 Season the soup with additional salt and pepper, if needed; then ladle into bowls. — Daniel Neman, sacbee, "Main dishes? Fruit is not forbidden," 26 June 2018 The luminous snapper laid down a neutral protein base for a cioppino that painted an intriguing line between broth and marinara with herbs, garlic and acidity ladled over shrimp, scallops, mussels and clams. — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, "Review: Reborn Rebelle now San Antonio’s finest seafood restaurant," 14 June 2018 In order to mask this, a savory sauce made from doubanjiang (chili bean paste), garlic, and ginger is ladled over a whole fish that has been lightly fried. — Christina Liao, Vogue, "All the Szechuan Food You Should Try in Chengdu, China," 5 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ladle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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