Reheating Food on Shabbat
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Question
In what manner should the food you want to reheat on Shabbat be? Is slight moisture from the sauce considered a liquid? Is it permissible for the sauce to be substantial, or must the food be completely dry? Sometimes the food (salmon baked in the oven with a fatty sauce) remains with substantial sauce that sticks to the food even after being in the refrigerator... What is the ruling for reheating for the morning meal and the third meal? Thank you and Shabbat Shalom!
Answer
Shalom Rav,
Sauce that is stuck to the food is considered part of the dry food and it is permissible to reheat it on Shabbat, in the manner that it is permissible to reheat dry food.
If there is more sauce on the food, it is forbidden to reheat it.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Laws of Shabbat, Siman 318, סעיף ד
And this applies to what has cooking after cooking, in a dish that has broth, but something that has already been cooked and is dry is permitted to be soaked in hot water on Shabbat.