No quiero rebozar las verduras hoy; prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.

Rebozar means to coat food before cooking it, usually in flour, egg, batter, or a similar coating, often before frying.

In Spain, it commonly suggests giving something an outer layer so it comes out crispy. Depending on the recipe, it may overlap with empanar, but they are not always identical:

• rebozar = to coat in batter / flour-and-egg coating
• empanar = to bread, especially with breadcrumbs

So here, rebozar las verduras suggests preparing the vegetables with a coating rather than cooking them plain.

Because after querer + another verb, Spanish normally uses the infinitive.

So the pattern is:

• quiero comer = I want to eat
• quiero salir = I want to leave
• quiero rebozar = I want to coat/batter

The only conjugated verb here is quiero. The second verb, rebozar, stays in the infinitive.

Spanish often uses the definite article where English would not.

So las verduras can mean:

• the vegetables in a specific situation
• or, depending on context, vegetables in a general sense

In this sentence, it most naturally refers to the vegetables being cooked today. English often drops the article in similar cases, but Spanish usually keeps it.

Because preferir is a stem-changing verb.

In the present tense, the e in the stem changes to ie in most forms:

• yo prefiero
• tú prefieres
• él/ella prefiere
• nosotros preferimos
• vosotros preferís
• ellos prefieren

So prefiero is the correct yo form of preferir.

Because object pronouns can be attached to an infinitive.

Here:

• hacer = to make / to do / to cook
• las = them

So hacerlas means to make/cook them.

This is very common in Spanish:

• voy a comprarlo = I’m going to buy it
• quiero verla = I want to see her
• prefiero hacerlas = I prefer to cook them

Las refers back to las verduras.

It is:

• direct object
• feminine
• plural

That is why Spanish uses las and not lo, la, or los.

Quick comparison:

• la = her / it, feminine singular
• las = them, feminine plural
• lo = him / it, masculine singular
• los = them, masculine plural

Since verduras is feminine plural, las is the correct pronoun.

Because once the noun has already been mentioned, Spanish usually avoids repeating it unnecessarily.

So instead of saying:

• prefiero hacer las verduras a la plancha

the sentence says:

• prefiero hacerlas a la plancha

Both are possible, but the version with las sounds more natural and less repetitive here.

A la plancha is a very common cooking expression meaning cooked on a hot griddle, flat grill, or metal plate, usually with little oil.

It often suggests a simple, lighter preparation than battered or deep-fried food.

Examples:

• pollo a la plancha = grilled/griddled chicken
• pescado a la plancha = grilled/griddled fish
• verduras a la plancha = grilled/griddled vegetables

Because a la plancha is a fixed idiomatic expression in Spanish for this style of cooking.

It does not literally mean on the griddle in a word-for-word way. It means something more like griddle-style or prepared on a hot plate/grill.

Spanish often uses fixed cooking expressions like this:

• a la plancha
• al horno
• a la parrilla

So this is something to learn as a set phrase.

Because hacer is very commonly used in Spanish for preparing food.

In English, make can sound a bit odd in some cooking contexts, but in Spanish hacer is extremely natural:

• hacer la cena = make dinner
• hacer una tortilla = make an omelette / Spanish omelette
• hacerlas a la plancha = cook them on the griddle

Cocinarlas would also be understandable, but hacerlas sounds very idiomatic and everyday.

Hoy means today, and it sets the time for the speaker’s preference.

So the idea is not necessarily I never want to batter vegetables, but rather:

• I don’t want to do that today
• today I’d rather cook them another way

It limits the statement to the present occasion.

Yes. Spanish allows some flexibility with adverbs like hoy.

For example:

• Hoy no quiero rebozar las verduras; prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.
• No quiero rebozar hoy las verduras; prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.

These all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis changes slightly:

• Hoy no quiero... emphasizes today
• No quiero hoy... can sound a bit more marked
• the original sentence is very natural and neutral

The semicolon links two closely related ideas:

• No quiero rebozar las verduras hoy
• prefiero hacerlas a la plancha

It shows a strong connection and a contrast without needing a conjunction like pero.

You could also say:

• No quiero rebozar las verduras hoy, prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.
• No quiero rebozar las verduras hoy; hoy prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.
• No quiero rebozar las verduras hoy, pero prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.

But the semicolon version is neat and natural in writing.

Yes. In everyday Spain Spanish, verduras is the normal word for vegetables in food contexts.

Vegetales exists, but it often sounds:

• more technical
• more scientific
• or influenced by English

So in a sentence about cooking, verduras is the most natural choice.

Yes, if it is already clear which vegetables you mean.

For example:

• No quiero rebozarlas hoy; prefiero hacerlas a la plancha.

Here, las would replace las verduras in the first clause too.

Spanish often uses pronouns once the object is already known from context. The full noun phrase in the original sentence is helpful if you are introducing the topic clearly.