Meaning & use
Braises
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Cooks food, especially meat, slowly in a small amount of liquid in a covered pot, usually after searing it first.
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The chef braises the short ribs for three hours until they fall off the bone.
She braises vegetables in broth to bring out their natural sweetness.
A note on using this word
Braising combines two cooking methods — dry-heat searing followed by moist-heat simmering — making it ideal for tougher cuts of meat.
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stewssimmers
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