Frases de Cocinar Básicas
Prefiero cocinar alimentos simples. Mi madre cocinaba alimentos simples, pero eran saludables y deliciosos. Mi hija piensa que mi comida es aburrida. I prefer to cook simple food. My mum cooked simple food but it was healthy and delicious. My daughter thinks my food is boring.
Muchas de mis comidas son de carne y verduras. Intento incluir las verduras que he cultivado en mi propio huerto, pero no soy un buen jardinero. Most of my meals are meat and vegetables. I try to include vegetables I have grown from my own garden but I’m not a very good gardener.
A veces aso la carne al horno. A menudo aso las verduras al horno. Sometimes I roast the meat. Often I roast the vegetables.
Me encanta un buen bistec y frío mi bistec en una sartén. A veces, se activa la alarma de humo. I love a good steak and fry my steak in a pan. Sometimes it activates the smoke alarm.
También me encantan las papas majadas. Prefiero cocer al vapor las papas en lugar de hervirlas. Luego las majó con mantequilla y leche. I also love mashed potatoes. I prefer to steam the potatoes instead of boiling them. Then I mash them with butter and milk.
Ayer comí salmón y papas majadas para la cena. Hice una salsa de mantequilla derretida y jugo de limón, y vertí la salsa sobre el pescado y las papas. Arranqué el limón del árbol de limón en mi patio trasero. Yesterday I ate salmon and mashed potatoes for dinner. I made a sauce from melted butter and lemon juice and poured the sauce over the fish and potatoes. I plucked the lemon from the lemon tree in my backyard.
Hago caldo de pollo al (by) hirviendo los huesos de pollo en una olla grande. I make chicken stock by boiling chicken bones in a big pot.
Uso el caldo para hacer sopa y cazuelas. I use the stock to make soup and casseroles.
A menudo hago comida extra y la almaceno en el congelador. I often make extra food and store it in the freezer.
A veces caliento la comida en el microondas. Sometimes I heat food in the microwave.
Todos los días pongo mis desechos de cocina en mi granja de lombrices. Every day I put my kitchen scraps (of food) in my worm farm.
los alimentos – food
saludable – healthy
asar – to grill
hornear – to bake/oven roast
el horno – oven
Hornear
Meaning: “Hornear” means to bake or to roast in an oven. It typically refers to cooking with dry heat in the oven. This is commonly used for baked goods (bread, cookies, cakes) but can also apply to vegetables or even meat when the goal is gentle cooking.
- Example: Voy a hornear un pastel (I’m going to bake a cake).
- Vegetables: Verduras horneadas (baked vegetables).
While “hornear” can sometimes overlap with “roasting”, it is most commonly associated with baking in the sense of preparing bread, pastries, and other baked goods.
Asar
Meaning: “Asar” means to roast or to grill. It is often used for meat and vegetables, focusing on high heat and the browning or crisping of the outside, whether it’s done in an oven or on a grill. Example:
- Pollo asado (roast chicken)
- Carne asada (grilled/roast meat).
To specify oven-roasting, people often say “asar al horno” to clarify that the roasting is done in an oven and not on a grill.
freír – to fry
sartén – frypan
The word “sartén” can be either masculine or feminine, depending on the region.
In most places, especially in Spain, it is considered feminine: “la sartén”. However, in some Latin American countries, it’s common to hear it as masculine: “el sartén.”
Both usages are correct, so you can use either form depending on the regional variety of Spanish you’re most comfortable with.
humo – smoke
papas majadas – mashed potatoes
cocer al vapor – to steam
en lugar de – instead of
hervir – to boil
majar – to mash / crush
derritidar – to melt
verter – to pour
arrancar – to pluck/pick (fruit)
sacar – to take out or remove
el caldo – stock (bone broth)
huesos – bones
cazuela – casserole
almencar – to store
el congelador – freezer
microondas – microwave
desechos – waste
lombriz/ces – worms