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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
braise
verb
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▪ Also good with roasted pheasant and as contrast to many braised dishes.
▪ And the horseradish potato puree, braised greens, Maytag blue cheese and port wine sauce are also praiseworthy.
▪ Stars Restaurant offers braised lamb shank with black truffles for $ 24 and shirts for $ 15.
▪ The long braising in wine develops rich flavors.
▪ Wild partridge and grouse take well to a variety of cooking methods, but roasting and braising are the most successful.
▪ With older wild goose, braising is the preferred method of cooking.
▪ Y., are chicken wings or short ribs braised with a malty brown ale.
▪ Younger hares take well to marinating and roasting rare; older ones need to be braised or stewed.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Braise

Braise \Braise\, Braize \Braize\, n. [So called from its iridescent colors.] (Zo["o]l.) A European marine fish ( Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species. [Also written brazier.]

Braise

Braise \Braise\, Braize \Braize\, n. [F.]

  1. Charcoal powder; breeze.

  2. (Cookery) Braised meat.

Braise

Braise \Braise\, v. t. [F. braiser, fr. braise coals.] (Cookery) To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.

A braising kettle has a deep cover which holds coals; consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as below.
--Mrs. Henderson.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
braise

1797, from French braiser "to stew" (17c.), from braise "live coals," from Old French brese "embers" (12c.), ultimately from West Germanic *brasa (as is Italian bragia, Spanish brasa), from PIE *bhre- "burn, heat" (see brawn). Related: Braised; braising.

Wiktionary
braise

Etymology 1 n. 1 (alternative spelling of braize English) 2 A method of joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal. Similar to solder#to solder but distinct from welding in that the filler is melted but ''not'' the metal being joined. vb. (context cooking English) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan. Somewhere between steaming and boiling. Etymology 2

n. (taxlink Pagellus centrodontus species noshow=1); the sea bream.

WordNet
braise

v. cook in liquid; "braise beef"

Usage examples of "braise".

And here some of them were, in paintings that stood out against the bland yellow walls: Braised Chicken Breasts with Fresh Tomatoes and Scallions, All-American Apple Pie, Chocolate-Dipped Dried Fruits, even the Asparagus Quiche Julian had mentioned.

In all stuffing recipes they can be braised or baked whole, along with the bodies.

Les joues creuses, avec des yeux de braise sous les meches grises de ses cheveux qui se tordaient hors de sa coiffe, noire, seche, muette, sa bouche ruinee, son menton menacant et son morne silence, affligeaient mon pere.

Start with a thin-crust pizza, fried calamari with spicy lemon aioli, a cheese plate, or the signature fig and arugula salad, move on to braised pot roast with mashed potatoes and vegetables or mussels in a garlic, leek, and tarragon sauce with fries, and finish with a chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream.

Anthony had decided to make osso buco in bianco, or tomatoless braised veal shanks.

Les joues creuses, avec des yeux de braise sous les meches grises de ses cheveux qui se tordaient hors de sa coiffe, noire, seche, muette, sa bouche ruinee, son menton menacant et son morne silence, affligeaient mon pere.

As Zella and I prepped the patient, they went through the Detainment Area, and came back with a small garment-repair kit, a thermal braising tool, and a pile of personal hygiene sponges.

There were more dishes on the table now: broiled mullets braised in olive oil with pepper and wine, and lentils with parsnips cooked with herb sauce.

At noon Cugel made an excellent lunch of braised eel with ramp and turnips, a conserve of exotic fruits and a flask of white wine.

THIRTY THE MEAL had been simple, wholesome fare: brown bread and white cheese, braised meat, early vegetables and fruit.

In the first thirty seconds, I told how I'd been peeing into soup, farting on creme brulees, sneezing on braised endive, and now I wanted the hotel to send me a check every week equivalent to my average week's pay plus tips.

But they had beef-ribs, braised and well browned, which were a fairly good substitute for bacon, even to Ish's taste.

He imagined a silvery shimmering in the air before him and a flask of the wine miraculously dropping out of nowhere at his feet, and perhaps a pan of the braised illimani meat too.

He began to strip off various garments, and display braises of many sizes and shapes.

Fatty spent a wonderful five minutes showing all his braises, one after another, especially the one shaped like a dog's head.