braise
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has braisedperfect 3rd person singular
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have braisedperfect
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are braisingprogressive
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am braisingprogressive 1st person singular
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has been braisingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been braisingperfect progressive
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is braisingprogressive 3rd person singular
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braisingparticiple
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braisessingular 3rd person
Past
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had braisedperfect
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were braisingprogressive plural
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had been braisingperfect progressive
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was braisingprogressive singular
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braisedsimple
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braisedparticiple
Future
Etymology
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
Explanation
Braise meat or vegetables by cooking them very slowly in fat and a small amount of liquid. If you braise those potatoes and carrots, they'll be delicious! The word for this cooking method comes from the French braiser, "to cook over live coals," and braise, "live coals." When you braise food today, you're not literally cooking over coals, but you are aiming for a combination of dry and wet cooking. A true braise involves searing or lightly frying, and then adding liquid and cooking in a covered pot on a low heat. Meat and root vegetables become particularly tender when you braise them.
Vocabulary lists containing braise
Mardi Gras: Food
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Example Sentences
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Durable, versatile, and built to last, it’s the ultimate gift for home cooks who love to roast, bake, or braise.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
There’s a fine line between a stew, a braise and a soup, and it’s quite subjective: Sometimes only a few spoons of broth make the difference.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
For a cool-weather meal that feeds a crowd, consider a braise.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023
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
Then take them up, strain the braise, and skim off the fat carefully: set it on to boil very quick to a glaze, and lay it over the chicken with a brush.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
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