蒸(む)し焼(や)き

むしやき
noun
steaming in a covered pan; baking in foil
foodcooking
1. steam-baking; cooking in a sealed covering
A cooking method in which food is heated in a closed pot, foil, or wrapping so that it cooks gently in its own steam and moisture.
鶏肉(とりにく)を蒸(む)し焼(や)きにする。
to steam-bake chicken.
If you wrap it in foil and steam-bake it, the fish turns out plump and tender.
When camping, wrapping vegetables and meat in foil and steam-baking them over charcoal is a standard dish.

A method of cooking food in a sealed environment (a lidded pan, foil, or leaves) so it cooks gently in trapped steam, keeping it moist. Usually used in the phrase 蒸(む)し焼(や)きにする.

Common collocations

  • 蒸(む)し焼(や)きにする: to cook by steam-baking
  • ホイル蒸(む)し焼(や)き: foil-wrapped steam-baking

Similar words

  • 蒸(む)す: to steam — cooks with steam from boiling water, without browning
  • 焼(や)く: to grill, bake, or roast — uses direct dry heat, browning the surface