mangetout
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of mangetout
C20: from French: eat all
Example Sentences
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The initial cooking time on the scallops is just five seconds, for example, and ditto for the mangetout, so you should have your ingredients lined up in order and ready to go.
From Seattle Times
Season with the Shaoxing rice wine or dry sherry, then add the mangetout and stir-fry for 5 seconds.
From Seattle Times
Add a small splash of water around the edge of the wok to create some steam to help cook the mangetout, then season with the oyster sauce and light soy sauce and toss to coat well.
From Seattle Times
For Bloomberg, she supplied a simple recipe for Oyster-Sauce Scallops and Mangetout that first appeared in her book, “Stir Crazy.”
From Seattle Times
But because only part of a plant can be eaten, while the bacterial flour is mangetout, you can multiply that efficiency several times.
From The Guardian
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