godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
parboil; scald
Cooking technique of briefly boiling or pouring hot water over ingredients, often to remove bitterness, soften, or prepare for further cooking.
菜の花をさっと湯引いてから、おひたしにします。
I quickly parboil the rapeseed blossoms and then make them into ohitashi.
鶏肉を湯引い
I scald the chicken to remove excess fat.