braise
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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
You can braise the chicken to make a more concentrated sauce, which is delicious over buttered noodles.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
One of Nigeria’s signature dishes, the stew is a saucy braise with several types of meats.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
If you have a very young goose it is infinitely better to steam or braise it until tender, then dredge it with salt and flour and brown it richly in the oven.
From Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners A Book of Recipes by Hiller, Elizabeth O.
The kind who hosts, who braises, who bakes?
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
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
Browning is great for dry-heat dishes like steaks and roasts, but unnecessary for stews and braises.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Und denn, to sing his braises, I'll write anoder lied: Hier hat dis dale an ende, Of Breitmann's Philosopede!
From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey
The chef-prepared buffet meals feature traditional dishes like a creamy local fish soup, braised lamb and summer berries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Sandwiched inside was braised, chilled and improbably thin-sliced “carpaccio” of pig trotters, tender enough to vanish on contact.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
Shin compared the furor to a 2020 case in which a convenience store clerk was indicted for eating a 5,900 won pack of braised pig's feet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
Her well-loved peanut butter lengua, little squares of braised tongue topped with grilled radish and pickled onion, arrived on a plate streaked with spicy peanut sauce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
Raesa’s husband, Tulan, had brought back two hares from his traps that afternoon, and the rich fragrance of braised meat made Kaede’s mouth water.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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If the overabundance of root vegetables like sunchokes, black radishes and kohlrabi the size of my head is the late-winter scourge of my community-supported agriculture program, the steady supply of braising greens is its redemption.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
Of these techniques, the most common are braising, stewing, browning, frying, and baking.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2023
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
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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