very low flame; lowest heat
Cooking term for the gentlest heat setting, often used in simmering or slow cooking.
スープをごく弱火でコトコト煮込む。
Simmer the soup over a very low flame.
強火 is 'high heat', the opposite end of the heat spectrum.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Alternate kanji spelling using 極 for ごく.
Compound of ごく (極, 'extremely') + 弱火 (よわび, 'low heat').