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.
煮切りみりんは照り焼きのたれによく使われる。
Boiled-down mirin is often used in teriyaki sauce.
料理酒は煮切りしてから使うと、アルコールが飛んでまろやかになる。
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.