Dictionary.com

braise

[ breyz ]
/ breɪz /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR braise

verb (used with object), braised, brais·ing.

to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of braise

1760–70; <French braiser, derivative of braise live coals <Germanic; akin to Swedish brasa pyre, fire, whence brasa to roast, cognate with Danish brase

Words nearby braise

brain wave, brainwork, brainworm, brainy, braird, braise, brak, brake, brakeage, brake band, brake drum
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to braise

poach, sear, reduce, griddle, ruin, seethe, melt, barbecue, bake, imbue, blanch, scald, nuke, doctor, fix, parboil, parch, microwave, simmer, percolate

Example sentences from the Web for braise

British Dictionary definitions for braise

braise
/ (breɪz) /

verb

to cook (meat, vegetables, etc) by lightly browning in fat and then cooking slowly in a closed pan with a small amount of liquid

Word Origin for braise

C18: from French braiser, from Old French brese live coals, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old English brædan, Old High German brātan to roast
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012