中火

ちゅうび

Meanings

1. Noun medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire See also: 強火 (つよび). See also: 弱火 (よわび).

Kanji

• 中 middle. Read as チュウ.
• 火 fire. Read as ひ.

Example sentences

• 鍋にごま油を中火で熱し、にんにく、鶏肉を入れて炒め、色が変わったら中華スープと白菜を入れて煮る。
  Heat sesame oil in the pan on a medium flame, add the chicken meat, the garlic and fry, when the colour changes pour in the Chinese soup, add the Chinese cabbage and boil.
• ふたをして始めは強火、沸騰したら中火にして約７分間煮ます。
  Put the lid on and start at high flame, when it boils set to medium flame and boil for about seven minutes.

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