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aufziehen

English translation: bind / thicken (sauces)

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German term or phrase:aufziehen
English translation:bind / thicken (sauces)
Entered by: transatgees

10:06 Jul 13, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Preparation of a sauce for a meat dish
German term or phrase: aufziehen
In a recipe for a sauce:

"Sosse abpassieren, einreduzieren lassen und mit kalter Butter aufziehen"
transatgees
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:09
bind / thicken
Explanation:
Cold butter is often added to sauces to bind them

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-07-13 10:15:37 GMT)
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it also gives the sauce a nice sheen.

from: http://italianfood.about.com/library/weekly/blborken.htm

....and slightly reduce the liquid, then stir in the cold butter as a binding agent that will thicken the sauce as well as enrich it.

This is making me hungry!
Selected response from:

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 06:09
Grading comment
Perfect. Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5mount
Cetacea
4bind / thicken
Gillian Scheibelein
4finish
Darin Fitzpatrick
3increase the volume again
muitoprazer (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
increase the volume again


Explanation:
by adding solid butter which will melt and bubble out to increase the volume after reduction.

muitoprazer (X)
Local time: 05:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
bind / thicken


Explanation:
Cold butter is often added to sauces to bind them

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-07-13 10:15:37 GMT)
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it also gives the sauce a nice sheen.

from: http://italianfood.about.com/library/weekly/blborken.htm

....and slightly reduce the liquid, then stir in the cold butter as a binding agent that will thicken the sauce as well as enrich it.

This is making me hungry!

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Local time: 06:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Perfect. Thank you
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
mount


Explanation:
"aufziehen" = "montieren". You "mount" a sauce with butter.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-07-13 12:40:16 GMT)
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And here's another tasty recipe for Gillian... ;-)
http://www.discoversandiego.com/features/cheflarry/recipes/m...


    Reference: http://webexhibits.org/butter/glossary-ho.html
Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
finish


Explanation:
a less esoteric alternative

Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cetacea: I didn't know (technical) cooking terms could be esoteric. Weird, yes, but esoteric?? // True, but when I see "abpassieren" und "einreduzieren", it's not beginners that are being addressed...
33 mins
  -> Yes, esoteric, as in "known to a small group." More people will understand "finish" than "mount." The best choice depends on the target audience.
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