braise
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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
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
But chicken is the easiest to braise, since it takes less time to cook than red meat.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
Pheasant, to boil ib. ——, with white sauce 180 ——, à la braise ib. ——, à l’Italienne ib.
From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady
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
Und she dinked ash she look from de vinders, How herzlich his braises dey sang; "Now dey'll knock my goot name indo flinders, For killin der Ritter von Slang."
From The Breitmann Ballads by Leland, Charles Godfrey
Another standout was the braised wagyu short-rib skewer from the robatayaki menu, a melt-in-your-mouth bite.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
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
He also packed six braised eggs, a favorite snack that he calls his “trail rations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
We brunched on the restaurant’s chorizo omelet, braised beef empanadas and a towering lemon berry French toast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
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A handful of methods — braising, salting, slow simmering, sweating — can turn the overlooked into something extraordinary.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2025
There are many other ways to make meat succulent — poaching it as in Hainanese chicken or braising it as in Indian curries — but browning isn’t one of them.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Of these techniques, the most common are braising, stewing, browning, frying, and baking.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 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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