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[brayz] / breɪz /


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Because they arrive fully trimmed, they can go straight into a low, slow smoke or a gentle braise, where the collagen breaks down into gelatin and the meat becomes tender enough to shred.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Preseason it well and smoke it for about two hours, then place it in a pan with flavorful stock to braise in the smoker.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

You can braise the chicken to make a more concentrated sauce, which is delicious over buttered noodles.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

In this recipe from our book “Milk Street Tuesday Nights,” which limits recipes to 45 minutes or less, we use a quick homemade coconut milk to braise savory chicken thighs.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

To braise the chicken prepared as above, roll it lightly in a piece of cheese cloth, tying the ends well.

From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald

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

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

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

Dinner was prawn cocktails in wine glasses for starters, lamb chops with chef’s hats with duchesse potatoes and braised celery for main, and a Baked Alaska for "dessert," not "afters."

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The braising process involves the octopus simmering in water, a cup of white wine, a pinch of salt, pepper, herbs and spices and your handy cork.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022

Because of their shape, slow cookers can accommodate large, tough cuts of meat, braising them over many hours to tender perfection.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 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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