pot liquor

American  

Or pot-liquor

noun

1. Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.

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pot liquor British  

noun

1. the broth in which meat, esp pork or bacon, and vegetables have been cooked

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Etymology

Origin of pot liquor

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Long's goal was to stop his political enemies in Louisiana from obtaining powerful government jobs — to do so, Long even resorted to reciting his mother's recipe for pot liquor.

From Salon

“They’re unusual in which they’re sort of meaty, have a thin skin, but really hold together, and they exude a really distinctive, delicious bean broth for pot liquor.”

From Los Angeles Times

Too much water, and they’ll leach much of their flavor into the cooking liquid — a recipe for good pot liquor, but only if you’ll be drinking it.

From Washington Post

The pot liquor is indeed irresistible, especially with a handful of chopped cilantro added to it.

From New York Times

That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans.

From Literature