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jeffostroff · 04-11-2009, 11:30 PM

I just can't figure it out, but the best explanation I have seen so far is that parboiling vegetables for example is when you actually boil them first for a short period of time prior to cooking.

So they are partially cooked in boiling water, but removed before it is cooked all the way through, some people also call this blanching.

Since I'm basically just cooking the ribs in a pan with a small amount of apple juice, they are not submerged in water or anything else, I don't think it would be considered parboiling. But I'm also not a judge.

Anyone been disqualified for doing this?

04-11-2009, 11:30 PM	#3
jeffostroff Found some matches. Join Date: 04-05-09 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL	I just can't figure it out, but the best explanation I have seen so far is that parboiling vegetables for example is when you actually boil them first for a short period of time prior to cooking. So they are partially cooked in boiling water, but removed before it is cooked all the way through, some people also call this blanching. Since I'm basically just cooking the ribs in a pan with a small amount of apple juice, they are not submerged in water or anything else, I don't think it would be considered parboiling. But I'm also not a judge. Anyone been disqualified for doing this?