braise

[breyz]

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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.

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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

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Examples from the Web for braise

While on an extended stay in England, he foraged on the property for greens he could add to a salad, or braise with bacon bits.
Menu for a Moveable Feast: 10 Famous Authors and Their Favorite Foods & Recipes|Nicole Villeneuve|October 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Braise the brisket for five to six hours, until the meat is fork tender.
An American Prairie Feast|Sophie Menin|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Place the pan in the oven and braise the brisket for five to six hours, at which point it should be fork tender.
An American Prairie Feast|Sophie Menin|July 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I like red cabbage, but you can braise green cabbage, napa, savoy, or bok choy this way.
5 Recipes to Feed a Hungry Holiday Crowd|Cookstr.com|December 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Use the breasts for a delicious supreme, and the dark meat for a soup, a salad, or a braise.
A Little Latin Flavor|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|October 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Bone a shoulder of lamb, and fill it up with forcemeat; braise it two hours over a slow stove.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Braise the galantine for an hour in stock made from the bones of the fish.
Nelson's Home Comforts|Mary Hooper
Then braise slowly for four to five hours, as directed for galantine of veal.
Choice Cookery|Catherine Owen
Split four large sweetbreads, fill with chicken forcemeat, and braise them.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
To braise any kind of meat, put it into a stewpan, and cover it with fat bacon.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for braise

braise

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

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Word Origin and History for braise

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.