Synonyms of parboil

parboil

verb

ˈpär-ˌbȯi(-ə)l 

as in to boil

to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam

parboil a lobster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boil
• stew
• simmer
• poach
• steam
• coddle
• braise
• pressure-cook
• scald
• fricassee
• reboil
• smother

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of parboil

Gnocchi and mushrooms roast without parboiling, then get finished with creamy ricotta and lemon to cut through the richness. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026

For a simpler approach to preparing Brussels sprouts, skip parboiling and move straight to roasting. — Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025

It can be used on any vegetable that can be parboiled. — CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

However, unlike death cap mushrooms and destroying angels, many of the toxins found in Amanita muscaria are water-soluble and can be removed by parboiling them prior to cooking or by other means. — Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025

Shortly after Thomas More, a leading statesman and longtime friend of Henry VIII, was executed on July 6, 1535, his head was parboiled and tarred, then stuck on a spike on London Bridge as a warning not to defy the king. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025