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
But chicken is the easiest to braise, since it takes less time to cook than red meat.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
We then braise that whole and separately pound out the rib loin paper-thin.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2023
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
Cook two sweetbreads as directed on another page, or braise with vegetables.
From Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties With Fifty Illustrations of Original Dishes by Janet McKenzie Hill
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
All are united by a distinctive flavor profile that can stand on its own or add interest to salads, stir-fries, braises and more.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2023
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 Charles Godfrey Leland
California Pizza Kitchen aims to highlight its diverse sit-down menu, which includes cedar plank salmon and braised short rib served with pappardelle pasta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 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
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
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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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
Instead of letting your meat and vegetables frolic in the braising kiddy pool, fully submerge them in the stewing deep end to achieve rapid flavor maturation.
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
The trick to this recipe for curried swordfish with tomatoes and greens is to sear the fish, then steam it with the moisture that comes from braising the vegetables.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 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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