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braise

[brayz] / breɪz /


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Quail is wonderfully versatile — pan-fry it, grill it, roast it, even braise it if you’re feeling cozy.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025

The pot is deglazed with water, less than you would use in a soup, but more than for a braise.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

From his first taste of fresh mango at age 5 to the pork belly his mother loved to braise for him, food memories always have sustained him.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

One of Nigeria’s signature dishes, the stew is a saucy braise with several types of meats.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

Take two pounds spring lamb and braise light with butter size of a walnut.

From The Suffrage Cook Book by Mrs. L. O. Kleber

Its 2¼-inch straight sides also make it useful for braises and finishing pasta in sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

Usually deep-fried for a satisfying crunch, or ground to a fine powder, they were unlike meats, which made for versatile cooking, from braises to barbecue.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024

In addition to its customarily flavoring soups, batters and stews, along with anything cooked in liquids — braises, beans, grains — it can also be roasted or crisped, ground and used as a condiment.

From Salon ● May 14, 2024

Browning is great for dry-heat dishes like steaks and roasts, but unnecessary for stews and braises.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024

Beef is the foundation of stock, gravies, braises, &c.; its nutritious and succulent gravy gives body and flavour to numberless ragoûts.

From The Book of Household Management by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton

For their main course they dined on a sesame-crusted sea bass, braised bok choy and roasted eggplant.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

“People tend to think that lasagna is simple, but it’s actually a bit more complicated than the braised short ribs,” Matijevich says.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

A braised beef ragù that’s great on top of pasta or a creamy polenta, or as a stew if you add more vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026

Don’t miss some returning favorites, such as the barbacoa tamal de res, in which the beef is pleasantly tender, or the braised pork belly adobo, one of the heartier dishes at the festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025

It is braised short ribs that have been stewed in a delicious marinade until the meat falls off the bones.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Why not use a whole lemon when braising to infuse some of that bitter pith into the foundation of that dish?

From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2023

When preparing a braising liquid or cooking soup, Petonito likes to tie up a little bundle of this herb and drop it into the pot to add oomph.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 9, 2022

I do use a lot of oil for braising the beans.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

Instead of New York strip or rib eye, she chooses cheaper cuts, like skirt and flatiron steak, which she has learned to tenderize through brining and braising.

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2022

Angelo recommended slowly braising the leg, in his opinion the most flavorful cut.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan




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