noun
simmered without soy sauce; white-simmered
A cooking technique where vegetables or fish are simmered without soy sauce, keeping a pale color. Often used for delicate ingredients.
白煮にした魚は、素材の味が引き立つ。
Fish prepared as shira-ni brings out the natural flavor of the ingredients.
この料理教室では、野菜の白煮を習った。
In this cooking class, we learned how to make white-simmered vegetables.
煮物 is a general term for simmered dishes, while 白煮 specifically refers to simmering without soy sauce to keep a light color.
Compound of 白 (shira, 'white') and 煮 (ni, 'simmering'), referring to the pale appearance of food cooked without dark soy sauce.