How To Use Simmer In A Sentence

  • Add white soy sauce and milk, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a simmer.
  • Is there continuing jubilation, or has it simmered down a lot?
  • Ballymaloe take a more seasonal approach to things by using redcurrant rather than lemon juice, made by simmering a couple of punnets of the astringent little fruits with water, and then pushing them through a sieve. How to make perfect strawberry jam
  • This is a case of simmering rage and resentment at the stick from outsiders, which will come nicely to the boil at 8pm tonight. The Sun
  • It contains fried tofu, mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, onion and squash all simmered in a spicy sauce and sprinkled with scallions and sesame. Bento #120: Korean stew « Were rabbits
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  • When the water begins to simmer, set the timer for 6 minutes for a "squidgy" centre and 7 minutes for a hard centre. Archive 2007-04-01
  • In a medium saucepan, bring the lobster stock reduction to a boil, add the cream, and simmer until reduced by half.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, skimming the froth from the surface. Times, Sunday Times
  • This then simmers for half an hour before being baked for an hour in a pan layered with very stale bread, Gruyere cheese, and the onion soup mixture.
  • For the broth, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, simmer the white wine for one minute.
  • Add the sultanas, candied peel or mostarda, caster sugar and hot water or stock; simmer for 5 min.
  • One memorable dins that I made this week was my Savory Summer Simmer from last week, re-heated, over radicchio, with some high-quality Italian canned tuna on top and a whole-wheat flatbread on the side. CSA Week 7
  • The row has been simmering for some time.
  • Add the tomatoes, sultanas or raisins and white wine and simmer over a low heat for about 20 minutes. Times, Sunday Times
  • Slow simmering retains the alcohol; fast boiling dissipates it.
  • Reduce the heat and maintain at a simmer until the sides begin to brown, about five minutes.
  • Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.
  • Questions might well be asked about the sudden eruption of a long simmering dispute immediately after the general election.
  • The pot of water was now simmering away, and Nora had not returned.
  • Add tomato juice and wine to the vegetables, simmer for a few minutes then add the tomato and capers. Times, Sunday Times
  • While the sausages are simmering, remove the grapes from their stems, wash, and place in a bowl.
  • Give it a quick stir, turn the heat down and leave to simmer, uncovered for 10 minutes.
  • But what we do now know is that there endures, in many apparently civilised quarters, a simmering rage of misogyny and mistrust. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring to the boil, add the fish, meat or bean curd you are using together with the pea aubergines and simmer just long enough to cook through. Times, Sunday Times
  • A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
  • The province was attacked a month ago after weeks of simmering tension.
  • I suspect that they never mention the wines, spirits and fortified liquids they use to marinate this, flambé that and simmer the other because it's all so easy.
  • Eventually (after 14 cigarettes and two of those carbonated malt beverages) the hatred simmers down and turns into pity.
  • Saute in a separate pan the salt pork and onions. Drain off fat and add onions to simmering beef.
  • Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.
  • Recent national events helped turn the simmering discord into open conflict.
  • Simmer to infuse for five minutes and acid the lobster tails and claws.
  • Add the reduction to the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • A tomato sauce can be completely changed by two or three minutes more or less of reduction or concentration by steady simmering.
  • I learn that the simmering stuff is a dyer's root, known as madder, which will be converted into a purer and more concentrated product. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
  • When all was mixed, wrapped in muslin, and dumped into two large pans of water simmering on the Aga, the ladies went off to Mar'ton, too, for more shopping.
  • Reduce to the lowest possible heat and barely simmer for two hours. Times, Sunday Times
  • They were chalk and cheese and any simmering dislike they may have had of each other blew up in that moment. The Sun
  • Leave the soup to simmer.
  • Add chili sauce and lime juice and continue simmering, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Pour over pork chops. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes, turning once.
  • Add chicken stock, season liberally and then simmer the soup for about 40 minutes until all the ingredients are cooked and soft.
  • So he walked down the stairs and out onto the driveway and into a humid morning the color and consistency of simmering tapioca. VAPOR TRAIL
  • Okay everyone, simmer down. Time to start our lesson.
  • For the tamale filling, cubed pork is simmered with whole heads of garlic and onions; the meat is hand-chopped and warmed with a “salsa” — really a thick paste of ancho (dried poblanos) and cascabel chiles, reconstituted and slowly sauteed with garlic and onions — until the moderate heat of the chiles permeates the meat. Cooking for a Sunday Day
  • Half cover and simmer for 15 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Times, Sunday Times
  • Then reduce the heat to the barest simmer, stirring the chicken occasionally. Grilled Javanese Chicken
  • Simmer for 30 min or until tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Times, Sunday Times
  • The potatoes are boiling, the simmering mince smells like proper home cooking.
  • Steam rose from the simmering stew.
  • Lower heat and simmer for a few minutes. Times, Sunday Times
  • Michael Pennington invests the Don's medical sidekick with exactly the right air of terrified loyalty, Oliver Cotton exudes white-suited arrogance as a dictatorial master baker, and Gavin Fowler lends his maltreated son a simmering, murderous resentment. The Syndicate – review | Michael Billington
  • But just knowing her little brother was inside was enough to make her blood heat to a simmer.
  • The use of fish sauce produces a lighter accent in simmered dishes and soups than the soy sauce of China.
  • There are just a few shows left so the heat has been ramped up from simmering point to almost boiling over. The Sun
  • Any left over pastry was made into very small balls, the size of a walnut and dropped into the simmering water.
  • Cover the pan and simmer for two to three minutes. The Sun
  • You also need to give the ooze time to simmer and slosh, quiet time, creative time. Comics and creativity – Heuristic
  • Always remember to simmer the soup, not boil it.
  • This often overlies a well of grief, and if unmourned, it simmers, at times boiling over and burning all those in close proximity. Wild Feminine
  • Throw in the prawns and monkfish and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the fish is cooked through. The Sun
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, skimming the froth from the surface. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.
  • In August 1680 simmering peasant discontent in the district of Mondovi had flared up in open rebellion.
  • Allow the mixture to simmer until thickened and reduced by roughly half. The Sun
  • Add the lentils, tomatoes and water, and cook at a gentle simmer for 40 minutes or until tender, adding more water if necessary to keep it thick and soupy.
  • To make it on the stove top, sauté the onion and garlic, parboil the potato and then let everything simmer for as long as possible to let the flavours meld together.
  • Simmer for about five minutes until the rhubarb is tender. Times, Sunday Times
  • Empty the soup into a saucepan and simmer gently for ten minutes.
  • Put the potatoes, carrot and rice into another pot* with the rest of the chicken stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes, then put the contents of this pot into the pot with the cucumber and simmer for 5 more minutes. At My Table
  • Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Cook the pasta for approximately 12 minutes until slightly al dente.
  • Getting rid of malcontent Raul Mondesi should do a lot to help an uneven chemistry in the clubhouse, though Garry Sheffield remains a simmering pot.
  • For the bluefin tuna, in a medium saucepan, bring the sake and mirin to a boil, reduce the heat, and maintain at a simmer.
  • Then add the shellfish and simmer for just another 5 minutes, no more or the fish will be overcooked. The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
  • Anger in the community had been simmering long before the death.
  • Slowly bring to simmering point then turn the heat very low. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add reduced chicken stock and lemongrass; simmer for 15 minutes.
  • It's a safe bet that the yob putting his dukes up has been soberly simmering all week, but in loosening his inhibitions, it has all come flooding out.
  • Simmer for about 10 minutes to form syrup. Times, Sunday Times
  • I simmered fruit juices uncovered in a saucepan until they had a syrupy consistency.
  • When the party began to simmer down, Melanie started to have a headache so she walked into the billiards room to sit on one of the un-occupied leather couches.
  • This constantly simmering conflict is taken out on the civilian population. Times, Sunday Times
  • Salt the stock to your taste and leave it simmering very gently.
  • Simmer the soup gently for 30 minutes.
  • Add your asparagus and let them simmer for two minutes only. The Sun
  • Add tongue; simmer for three to four hours or until tender.
  • Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, skimming often.
  • Stand the bowl over a pan of simmering water and heat very gently until the chocolate begins to melt.
  • This should come as no surprise: For centuries, long-cooked, slow-simmered foods have been the hallmark of many cuisines around the world, including humble soups and stews such as the French cassoulet and tian and the Moroccan tagine.
  • To skin the peaches, dunk them in simmering water for 10 seconds, remove and peel under cold running water.
  • Juice the oranges into the raisins, add the chopped prunes and zest and simmer. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add the red wine and simmer for a moment to cook off the alcohol a little. Times, Sunday Times
  • Spices like ginger, fenugreek, cloves, cardamom and hot peppers are simmered in butter, then the solids are drained off.
  • It then simmers down into a spacy section featuring the gongs before the other instruments rejoin with a guiro for the climax.
  • Turn down the heat and simmer gently for 45 minutes to an hour until everything is very soft and pulpy.
  • But anger is still simmering, and policymakers would be wise to heed it.
  • The only thing you can do about the woody toughness of this veg is simmering, prior to peeling of course! Mashed Parsley Root & Sweet Potato | A Veggie Venture
  • We dropped in slices of onion and cabbage and enoki and chrysanthemum leaves for long simmering to enrich the broth. Sukiyaki at Kappo
  • An 'the wrinkles o' eild tell "his simmer is past. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century
  • To cook, place the chicken and its marinade in a large steamer over simmering water, and steam for 20 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer until the liquid has reduced to two tablespoons. The Sun
  • In the wake of a spate of racist attacks, Lewis asks if the menace of racism simmers under the surface of the city?
  • On the soundtrack, disembodied voices form a chorus of simmering urban resentment, describing life on the streets and the widening gulf between rich and poor.
  • And while the former will simmer quietly for hours, spaghetti alle vongole can be on the table in the time it takes your guests to heave themselves out of their deckchairs and into the dining room. How to cook perfect spaghetti alle vongole
  • During the whole process I pretended to be engrossed in the novel, although a strong sense of indignation was simmering within.
  • Bring the soup to the boil, then allow it to simmer for five minutes.
  • Simmer gently to soften and absorb all the liquid. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add tomato juice and wine to the vegetables, simmer for a few minutes then add the tomato and capers. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for one hour or until peas have disintegrated.
  • Simmer milk with onion, cloves, bay and peppercorns. Times, Sunday Times
  • Crème anglaise is made by heating cream with a vanilla bean until the mixture just comes to a simmer. What is crème anglaise? | Baking Bites
  • Stirring chopped chocolate in a pan or bowl over hot, not simmering, water maintains an even, low temperature, resulting in glossy, firmly set chocolate.
  • Tip the leeks into the cauliflower and potato mixture and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • -- Take three cents 'worth of liquorice, three of rock candy, three of gum arabic, and put them into a quart of water; simmer them till thoroughly dissolved, then add three cents' worth paregoric, and a like quantity of antimonial wine. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889
  • Melt the chocolate in a double-boiler (or in a heat-resistant bowl set over a pan of simmering water).
  • Add the reserved stock, the two tablespoons of soy sauce, the hoisin sauce and the sugar and leave to simmer until reduced and well flavoured.
  • ‘Now that there's no legal basis, I think all these conflicts will simmer down,’ she said.
  • Instead of green grass, natural pools of hot, slow-simmering asphalt occupy the preserve.
  • Meanwhile, melt the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water.
  • She was still quietly simmering from her row with Nathan.
  • Turn the heat down and simmer for 10-15 minutes to infuse the stock with the smoky flavour. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer for three hours.
  • Combine all ingredients, except cornflour mix, and cook over medium heat until it simmers.
  • Turn down to a simmer and continue cooking until reduced by half. The Sun
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the sliced kumquats and water to a simmer.
  • As a writer, perhaps equally so: Nigella routinely rejects words like braise and simmer in favor of much juicier language: blitz and squelch and my personal favorite, splodge.
  • Bring the sauce to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.
  • Slip the potatoes into the pan and gently return to simmer by which time they will be tender and the liquid slightly reduced. Times, Sunday Times
  • Ten years later, resentment was still simmering as Concord prepared to celebrate its bicentennial.
  • Whether you are from Colorado, Cincinnati, Texas, or upstate New York, a pot of chili simmering on the stovetop is the universal sign of a welcoming hearth. The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories
  • Thouron stood and murmured a respectful greeting, then removed the other papers from the single vacant chair in the cramped and fuggy room, feeling Laboughe's simmering eyes on him. Sepulchre
  • Tensions have been simmering since the breakout in June, when inmates marched out of the compound into the local town to publicise their grievances.
  • -- Ipley crooned a ready accompaniment: the sleepers had been awakened: the women and the men were alive, half-dancing, half-chorusing here a baby was tossed, and there an old fellow's elbow worked mutely, expressive of the rollicking gaiety within him: the whole length of the booth was in a pleasing simmer, ready to overboil with shouts humane and cheerful, while Sandra Belloni — Volume 2
  • Stir well and reduce the heat to a simmer. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the blackcurrants are completely soft and the juices have run.
  • Deglaze the pan with the Armagnac and vermouth and simmer until almost dry.
  • Reduce heat immediately to keep the water simmering, but not boiling.
  • While stir-frying is certainly present in Hunan, methods such as braising and simmering also have produced some of the region's most memorable dishes, such as this one enjoyed by Mao Zedong, who grew up in rural Hunan. The Herald-Mail Online
  • Simmer gently for a further 2-3 min. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring the soup to the boil and allow it to simmer gently for about half an hour.
  • Now we can't be fagged with all that sweating and simmering and, most of all, all that waiting.
  • Simmer briskly to consolidate, add the beans — podded or not — and the fried meatballs. Times, Sunday Times
  • Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a pot; bring to a simmer.
  • Add the rice to the broth, then return it to the heat, and simmer it for two minutes. Times, Sunday Times
  • The simmering tension between them is played out against the sweep of world events as Shanghai fears a Japanese attack and the city becomes a hotbed of political intrigue, secrets and desperation.
  • Bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 minutes until it forms a clear syrup. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring to a simmer, place in oven and cook until meat is tender, about two hours.
  • Roast them until they're nearly burnt, then cover with cold water and simmer for up to two days (if you want to make a truly unctuous sauce there are no shortcuts).
  • Simmer for another minute and remove the apples from the pan, leaving as much of the butter-sugar mixture as possible. 2009 May archive at
  • The colors - simmered shades of red, yellow and blue - are more urban decay than Mondrian, turning up as rusty orange, bilious yellow, bruised blue, teal blue and off-red, with smears of black and white.
  • Uncover the pan and let the soup simmer.
  • Add two tablespoons of honey and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the soap has melted.
  • For the mint gelato, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the heavy cream, half the sugar and half the mint and simmer for three minutes.
  • Return to the boil and simmer until you have a fairly thick consistency. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer for approximately 40 minutes until the chicken is underdone but just starting to look cooked.
  • Stir in fish sauce, coconut milk, sugar, and lime juice and bring to a simmer.
  • Heat the mixture to a gentle simmer, remove from the heat and whisk in the leaf gelatine and the clotted cream until completely dissolved. Times, Sunday Times
  • Stir in the coconut milk, jaggery and salt and heat gently until barely simmering (so that the jaggery is dissolved). Archive 2007-06-01
  • Bring the soup to the boil, then allow it to simmer for five minutes.
  • One has to justify to oneself the reason one will submit ... pornfan: please don't tell me things got so bad that you had to jerk off on a whore's face for groceries! ha ha. i don't want to derail this "jizz" thread, but have things between "you know who", simmered ... jeremiahsteele: I've bore witness and willy as participant/witness, pornfan, so yes, I know. LUKE IS BACK
  • Slip the potatoes into the pan and gently return to simmer by which time they will be tender and the liquid slightly reduced. Times, Sunday Times
  • Simmer gently to soften and absorb all the liquid. Times, Sunday Times
  • Add the curry paste and whisk until the mixture is smooth and comes to a simmer. Times, Sunday Times
  • After simmering the meat, skim the fat from the surface.
  • Melt the butter and chocolate together in a heat-proof bowl suspended over a saucepan of barely simmering water.
  • In fact, at one point I found myself sampling a vindaloo simmering sauce with saag, washed it down with an organic espresso from Brazil and followed that with Swiss Emmental fondue and French chocolate!
  • Bring to a simmer on the hob and then cook in the oven for 2 hours. Times, Sunday Times
  • Slow-simmered braises are all made from the so-called "lesser" cuts — oxtail, shoulder, neck, short rib, brisket, belly, shank. Top of the World Lamb Tagine
  • Bring to the boil then simmer gently for five minutes before carefully pouring it over the beef shin. Times, Sunday Times
  • Simmer, stirring until a small syrupy liquid remains. Times, Sunday Times
  • Simmer lentils with a couple of cloves of raw peeled garlic, a dried chilli, a dessertspoon of red wine vinegar, and parsley stalks or a bay leaf if you have some. Green Leaf, Brown Leaf
  • Such matters do not, can not, stop the agitations, the incomprehensible simmering of an awakening of the biological urge.
  • Once at boiling point, lower to a simmer, cover and cook for about 25 minutes or until tender, then liquidise and check seasoning.
  • The silky, milky broth has a butteriness to it that complements the sweetness of long simmered vegetables and goes perfectly with the rich dark meat chicken chunks. Lunch’er Grace Reports: The Ultimate Midtown Soup List | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan
  • This "frier," whose shanty leaned against a tumble-down house, and was propped up by heavy joists, green with moss, made a display of boiled mussels lying in large earthenware bowls filled to the brim with clear water; of dishes of little yellow dabs stiffened by too thick a coating of paste; of squares of tripe simmering in a pan; and of grilled herrings, black and charred, and so hard that if you tapped them they sounded like wood. The Fat and the Thin
  • Add porcini and stock and simmer until reduced by half. Times, Sunday Times
  • Place sauce and herbs in a small pan and simmer until sauce is warmed. Times, Sunday Times
  • The antidraft movement was starting to simmer, a pot that had been threatening to come to a boil ever since four hundred activists had picketed the Whitehall Street induction center, a couple of them even burning their draft cards. The Lovers
  • The slightly sweetened pumpkin is simmered until very tender, then covered with garlic-flavoured yoghurt.
  • Reduce to the lowest possible heat and barely simmer for two hours. Times, Sunday Times
  • Turn the heat down so the sauce simmers gently.
  • A simmering row ended with her letting fly with a stream of obscenities.
  • Add simmering milk, a ladle at a time, and stir to a sauce. The Sun
  • Throw in the carrots, potatoes and celery and bring to a simmer. The Sun
  • Gently place the cod roe in the pot and let it simmer for 30 min. Times, Sunday Times
  • Unfortunately, the ideological collision of the two masterminds is something I wish Ritchie would have applied more heat to early on, as it simmers on low for too long, and is left undercooked by the time the figurative chess match they've engaged in for two films is literalized in a pay-off that should be familiar to anyone who's read Doyle's "The Final Solution," the only story where the two actually meet. Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
  • Amid simmering unrest, a number of men were arrested and one soldier was accidentally shot by a military policeman. Times, Sunday Times
  • Boil the liquid for a couple of minutes and then reduce to a simmer.
  • When an outpouring of phone calls swamped Congress on November 6th as Kucinich's words hit CSPAN: "Wherefore Richard B. Cheney, by such conduct, warrants impeachment and trial, and removal from office," the lid on the simmering pot briefly bubbled over. Next Impeach Target: Major Campaign Contributors
  • Simmer for a few minutes until thick and juicy rather than wet, and stir the spinach. Times, Sunday Times
  • Simmer steadily for 20 until all the liquid has been absorbed and the rice grains are swollen but a tad hard in the centre. Times, Sunday Times
  • Where Good was an energetic collection of unique bouncing melodies, Fiji Baby simmers down with mellow ballads.
  • Add the curry paste and whisk until the mixture is smooth and comes to a simmer. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pasta and sauces were simmering on the stove.
  • Since then the anticipation quietly simmered, then hotted up to a mighty boil, until last Sunday morning the day finally arrived.
  • A sideboard spread in pressed glass; a chest of drawers piled high with rough-dry family wash; a coal-range, and the smell and sound of simmering. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It
  • Now, naked, simmering with annoyance, the deepening light gilding him, he was no less imposing.
  • Simmer for about 5 minutes until the sultanas have absorbed most of the liquid and are plump and juicy. Times, Sunday Times
  • Go all out with the chef's couscous special, presented in a peaked ceramic dish containing five simmered meats, including a tender lamb chop, succulent chicken, merguez sausage, a savoury meatball and a grilled lamb brochette.
  • Add tomato juice and wine to the vegetables, simmer for a few minutes then add the tomato and capers. Times, Sunday Times

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