La Palabra Del Día "sofrito"
sofrito ( soh-FREE-toh )
noun ( sautéed sauce base )
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Hay que preparar el sofrito para la paella.
We need to make the sautéed sauce base for the paella.
2:
Preparé el sofrito solo con tomate y cebolla porque el ajo me repite.
I made the sautéed sauce base with just tomato and onion because garlic gives me heartburn.
12 Answers
"Sofrito" es una salsa usada para realizar una paella. Mientras tanto, "sofritas" es el tofu que se sirve en la cadena Chipotle.
"Sofrito" is a sauce used to make paella. Meanwhile, "sofritas" is the tofu served at the Chipotle chain.
Aunque no estoy exactamente seguro que conozca lo que es el sofrito, estoy absolutamente seguro que no sé cocinarlo.
Although I am not exactly familiar with what sofrito actually is, I am absolutely sure that I don't know how to make it.
¡Oh no! Mi sofrito se quemó mientras yo estaba cortando las verduras para el estofado.
Oh, no! My sautéed sauce base burned while I was chopping vegetables for my stew.
Para preparar una salsa, hay que empezar con un sofrito.
To prepare a sauce, you have to start with a sauteed sauce base.
Cuando tengo el tiempo, suelo preparar el softrito en grandes cantidades - o sea, suficiente para alrededor de diez platos, más or menos. Luego lo divido en trozos pequeños y los guardo en el congelador para uso posterior.
When I have the time, I usually prepare the sauce base in big quantities - I mean, enough for around 10 meals or so. I then divide it up into smaller portions and store them in the freezer for later use.
I like to open the windows when I'm cooking, especially, when I'm making a sautéed sauce base with garlic and onions. Me gusta abrir las ventanas cuando estoy cocinando, sobre todo, cuando estoy haciendo un sofrito con ajo y cebolla.
Nunca he tratado de cocinar con un sofrito. Normalmente uso caldo de pollo, cebollas, ajó y otras verduras,
I have never cooked with a sautéed sauce base. I usually use chicken broth, onions, garlic and other vegetables.
Me estoy juntando a nuestra amiga Echoline porque aunque cocino hace muchos años nunca en mi vida hice una sofrita para cualquier comida. No es popular en nuestro país.
I am joining our friend Echoline because although I have cooked for many years, never in my life I made a sautéed sauce for any food. It is not popular in our country.
A badly prepared sauce base can often be used as wall paper glue.
Un sofrito mal preparada a menudo se puede utilizar como pegamento de papel de pared.
Prepara el sofrito con ajo y cebolla , pero no paella para mí por favor.
Prepare the sautéed sauce base with garlic and onions, but no paella for me please.
Chinese cuisine is cooked in a stir-fry style. La cocina china es cocinada en un estilo sofrito.
Aunque no creo que nunca exactamente haya preparado un sofrito, he usado una técnica semejante para cocinar varios platos, más recientemente garbanzos al curry. Por supuesto usé especias diferentes a los que se usan en un sofrito clásico.
Although I don't think I have ever have exactly prepared a sofrito, I have used a similar technique to cook a variety of dishes, most recently curried garbanzos. Of course I used different spices than those that are used in a classic sofrito.
