boiling sake or mirin to reduce alcohol; boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
Cooking technique: heating sake or mirin to evaporate alcohol while concentrating flavor. Also refers to the resulting liquid.
Boiled-down mirin is often used in teriyaki sauce.
If you boil cooking sake before using it, the alcohol evaporates and it becomes milder.
Standard kanji spelling.
Mixed kana spelling, also common.
Compound of 煮 (ni, 'boiling') + 切り (kiri, 'cutting off'), referring to cutting off the alcohol by boiling.