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braise

[breyz] / 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

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

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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