裏うらごし

noun

sieve; strainer

A kitchen tool used to press soft foods through a mesh to obtain a smooth puree or to remove lumps.

• 裏うらごしを使つかって、なめらかなマッシュポテトを作つくった。

  I used a sieve to make smooth mashed potatoes.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

pressing through a sieve; pureeing with a sieve

The action of straining or pureeing food by pressing it through a sieve; often used as a noun or with する.

• ジャガイモを茹ゆでてから裏うらごしする。

  After boiling the potatoes, I press them through a sieve.

• 裏うらごししたかぼちゃでスープを作つくります。

  I make soup with sieved pumpkin.