Spanish word

rehogar

Pronunciation

IPA/reoˈɣaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbsauté

Example

Antes de añadir el arroz, debes rehogar las verduras en aceite.

Before adding the rice, you should sauté the vegetables in oil.

Illustration for rehogar (sauté)

More examples

Para dar más sabor, debes rehogar la cebolla y el ajo a fuego medio.

To add more flavor, you should lightly sauté the onion and garlic over medium heat.

Core concept

Brief low-heat pan cooking with a little oil to soften and aromatize ingredients.

Common phrases

  • rehogar las verduras

    lightly sauté the vegetables

  • rehogar la cebolla

    lightly sauté the onion

  • rehogar en aceite

    lightly sauté in oil

Similar words

saltear: Quickly tosses ingredients in hot oil over high heat to sear and lightly brown surfaces.
sofreír: Gently cooks ingredients in a little oil over low heat to evaporate moisture and deepen flavor.
pochar: Slowly cooks ingredients in a little oil or water over very low heat until they become tender.
freír: Cooks ingredients in a large amount of hot oil so they fry and develop a crisp or browned exterior.

Definition in Spanish

Realizar una cocción breve en poca grasa para ablandar ingredientes y sacar su aroma sin freír intensamente.

Word origin

The verb comes from re- + hogar (from Latin focus 'hearth'), and it denotes a mild pan-cooking step rather than full frying.

Usage tips

  • Rehogar usually involves lower heat and gentler stirring than saltear, so a recipe that says rehogar expects a preparatory, not a high-heat tossing, step.

Opposites

Related words

  • rehogadolightly sautéedadjective

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