粗あら熱ねつをとる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

let cool slightly after cooking

Used in cooking to describe letting hot food cool down a bit, often by transferring it to a container or spreading it out. The expression is a set phrase.

• 煮に物ものは火ひを止とめてから粗あら熱ねつをとると味あじがよくしみる。

  For simmered dishes, letting them cool slightly after turning off the heat helps the flavors soak in well.

• ご飯はんを炊たいたら、しゃもじで混まぜて粗あら熱ねつをとってください。

  After cooking rice, stir it with a rice paddle and let it cool slightly.