ladleful
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ladlefuls
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Begin adding stock, one ladleful to start — and not adding another ladle until the previous addition has been fully and completely absorbed by the rice.
From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025
But at $4 for a small cup and $6 for a large one, the consomé is a worthwhile expense, particularly because it always seems to include a ladleful or two of meat.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
She kept her finger up as she spilled a ladleful of mayflies into a coffee can.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 17, 2019
Drizzle a ladleful of hot gravy artfully across the top and it will look like you always intended to serve the turkey this way.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2016
She dumped a ladleful on Juanita’s plate and slid it onto the tray.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
A tangy scent and a choir of electric fans greet the faithful, many armed with containers to take home a few ladlefuls of the beloved soup.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
Two days later, the rapper surprised fans at the grand opening in downtown Detroit, where he served heaping ladlefuls of pasta to a queue of customers that snaked around the block.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
The plumped, chopped porcinis go in next along with parsley stems, bay leaves and a few ladlefuls each of pomodoro sauce and mushroom stock, which the restaurant cyclically fortifies with mushroom stems and trimmings.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2021
Add 6 ladlefuls of cold water and bring to a fast boil.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 18, 2015
He surreptitiously observed everyone else as they scooped large ladlefuls into their bowls.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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