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fork-tender adjective USuk /ˌfɔːkˈten.dər/ us /ˌfɔːrkˈten.dɚ/ (of food) cooked until it is soft enough to be cut easily with a fork: (食物)烹至软烂的 Simmer for 10 to 12 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender. He enjoyed the fork-tender chicken thigh with mashed potato.他美美地吃了一顿软烂的鸡腿和土豆泥。 The beef was fork-tender and its gravy was rich and delicious. Cook the pumpkin until it is fork-tender but doesn’t lose its shape. The beef is ready when it's fork-tender and shreds easily. This fork-tender pot roast starts with some good quality beef. The stew was made with rabbit, and was full of fork-tender meat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Various qualities of food candy coat candy-coated citric cordon bleu creamily farmhouse fruity herby homegrown homemade hoppy instant nutritious nutty shelf-stable single-estate store-bought sugar-coated sugarcoat unbalanced |