Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense purees, present participle pureeing, past tense, past participle pureed
1. variable noun
Puree is food which has been crushed or beaten so that it forms a thick, smooth liquid.
...a can of tomato puree.
Push the potatoes through a sieve to make a puree.
2. verb
If you puree food, you make it into a puree.
Puree the apricots in a liquidiser until completely smooth. [VERB noun]
puree in British English
or puri (ˈpuːrɪ)
noun
an unleavened flaky Indian bread, that is deep-fried in ghee and served hot
Word origin
Hindi
purée in British English
(ˈpjʊəreɪ)
noun
1.
a smooth thick pulp of cooked and sieved fruit, vegetables, meat, or fish
verbWord forms: -rées, -réeing or -réed
2. (transitive)
to make (cooked foods) into a purée
Word origin
C19: from French purer to purify
purée in American English
(pjʊˈreɪ; pjʊˈri; ˈpjʊrˌeɪ) or puˈree (pjʊˈreɪ; pjʊˈri; ˈpjʊrˌeɪ)
noun
1.
a thick, moist, smooth-textured form of cooked vegetables, fruits, etc., usually made by pressing the pulp through a sieve or by whipping it in a blender or food processor
2.
a thick, smooth soup made with this
verb transitiveWord forms: puˈréed or puˈreed, puˈréeing or puˈreeing
3.
to make a purée of
Word origin
Fr < OFr purer, to strain < L purare, to purify < purus, pure
Examples of 'puree' in a sentence
puree
Turn up the heat and add the chopped tomatoes and the tomato puree.
The Sun (2016)
Stir in the tomato puree and lemon juice and cook for another couple of minutes.
The Sun (2010)
Simmer for ten minutes and stir in the tomato puree.
The Sun (2013)
Add the tomato puree and continue to fry for five minutes.
The Sun (2013)
Serve with hot puree and a lemon wedge.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Add the tomato puree and cook for two to three minutes.
The Sun (2014)
Add the cashew puree and stir.
The Sun (2015)
Add the stock, tomatoes and tomato puree and bring to the boil.
The Sun (2016)
Add enough egg, tomato puree and mustard to bind the mixture.
The Sun (2010)
Blitz to make a thick, smooth puree.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Once the pumpkin and rice in the first saucepan are soft, puree soup and add rice.
The Sun (2011)
After two to three minutes add the garlic, bay leaf and tomato puree and stir in well.
The Sun (2014)
Remove the lid and add the garlic, sugar and tomato puree and cook for a further few minutes.
The Sun (2015)
Blend leftover peas into a puree and mix with double cream and seasoning so it's good and thick.
The Sun (2011)
PIZZA prices are set to soar thanks to big rises in the cost of cheese and tomato puree.
The Sun (2014)
Blitz into a smooth puree.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Something creamy, like mayo, pea puree or cold tomato sauce is good with this.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Season well and, if using tomato puree, add this in now.
Colette Harris, With Theresa Cheung PCOS DIET BOOK: How you can use the nutritional approach to deal with polycysticovary syndrome (2002)
In the restaurant, you might be eating monkfish with prosciutto, saffron and cauliflower puree.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Then throw in some flour to bind, add tomato puree for enriching colour, then add the gravy.
The Sun (2014)
Then move on to calf's liver and bacon with red wine sauce, or cod in beer batter with minted pea puree.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Warm up the chicken wings and cauliflower purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Add together with the formula when you make the carrot purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Use a blender wand to purée till smooth and thick.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Take out the cardamom and purée the fruit.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Stir in the tomato purée and chicken stock and bring to the boil.
The Sun (2013)
This time it was pea and cauliflower purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Tip the baked cherries into a blender and blend to a smooth purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Stir the remaining fruit into the purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Stir in the cream and heat gently until you have a thick purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Serve with the celeriac purée and stock reduction.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Tip into a blender and purée until completely smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Mix the fruit purée with this syrup and allow to cool.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Spoon the thick purée over the biscuits.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Gradually stir in the tomato purée and stock.
Bennett, Carol Asthma and Eczema - special diet cookbook (1989)
Fold the fruit purée through the cream.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Carefully spread the thick plum purée over the top.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Stir to make a smooth purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Serve with pea purée, cauliflower trees and a lemon wedge.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
To make the purée, squeeze the lemon juice into a pan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The sprouts can be trimmed the night before, but make the purée shortly before serving.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Pour in the stock, tomato purée and beans.
The Sun (2015)
Serve with the cauliflower purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
puree
British English: puree NOUN
Puree is food which has been crushed or beaten so that it forms a thick, smooth liquid.
...a can of tomato puree.
American English: puree
Brazilian Portuguese: purê
Chinese: > 泥食物捣烂而成的
European Spanish: puré
French: purée
German: Püree
Italian: passatadi pomodoro
Japanese: ピューレ
Korean: 퓨레
European Portuguese: puré
Latin American Spanish: puré
British English: puree VERB
If you puree food, you make it into a puree.
Puree the apricots in a liquidiser until completely smooth.