braise
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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
From his first taste of fresh mango at age 5 to the pork belly his mother loved to braise for him, food memories always have sustained him.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
You can braise meat in there, but oftentimes the broth tastes better than the meat, and the meat comes out dry.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
We also add sweet potatoes, which lend a bit of substance to the braise.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
I can scarce tell the difference, at least as to phrase, Between beef à la Psyché and curls à la braise.
From A Poetical Cook-Book by Maria J. Moss
Its 2¼-inch straight sides also make it useful for braises and finishing pasta in sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
After a long winter of braises and browns, this dish felt familiar yet surprising: comforting, beige at its base, but with a spark that made my sleepy taste buds sit up.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 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 Charles Godfrey Leland
“Offal wasn’t rationed during the war, and my mother resorted to the sort of food she’d eaten as a child: tripe and onions, brains, tongue and braised rabbit,” he told the Independent in 2009.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
“People tend to think that lasagna is simple, but it’s actually a bit more complicated than the braised short ribs,” Matijevich says.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 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
Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 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
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
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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