What is the primary risk associated with the boiling method for pre-cooking carrots?
Answer
High risk of waterlogging, diluting natural flavor, and causing texture collapse.
Boiling is the most common pre-cooking path, but it involves submerging the carrots in water. This immersion carries the highest risk of making the carrots waterlogged, which dilutes their inherent flavor profile. Furthermore, this excess water compromises the structure, leading to a texture collapse when they are later finished in the glaze reduction. The goal is to soften them slightly while retaining structure, which boiling often undermines compared to steaming or roasting.
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