fric·as·see
ˈfri-kə-ˌsē 
ˌfri-kə-ˈsē
variants
or less commonly fricassée
: a dish of pieces of meat (such as chicken) or vegetables stewed in stock and served in a white sauce
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Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Louisiana Kitchen is a chicken fricassee, a creamy French stew that has appeared as a special on the menu.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
Our recipe reflects a unique way Lincoln enjoyed his fricassee: with a dash of ground nutmeg and mace.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
Those dishes are fricassee of free range chicken with morel mushrooms and young leeks, pea and mint risotto with pea shoots, truffle oil and parmesan crisps and ten hour slow roasted Windsor pork belly with apple compote and crackling.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 19 May 2018
Lunch was served: a shrimp-and-lentil salad and a vegan bean fricassee.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
Hake would be fish, potage albion is brown giblet soup, and the fricassee is a way of serving calves' feet with a bit of white gravy, white wine, and egg yolks.
—Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
Orgeron knows a good gumbo is all about the roux, that crawfish boils are a Mother’s Day tradition and how much better everything from a fricassee to a cochon-de-lait seems to taste when LSU wins.
—Brett Martel, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2017
Menus for established Neighborhood Services restaurants vary by location, though some dishes like 'London Broil' steak frites and chicken fricassee pot pie appear on each.
—Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2017
Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
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Noun
Sister Jean and her brothers could request a specific menu — her favorite was chicken fricassee, homemade noodles and pound cake with lots of frosting.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Louisiana Kitchen is a chicken fricassee, a creamy French stew that has appeared as a special on the menu.
—Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
Our recipe reflects a unique way Lincoln enjoyed his fricassee: with a dash of ground nutmeg and mace.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
Those dishes are fricassee of free range chicken with morel mushrooms and young leeks, pea and mint risotto with pea shoots, truffle oil and parmesan crisps and ten hour slow roasted Windsor pork belly with apple compote and crackling.
—Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 19 May 2018
Lunch was served: a shrimp-and-lentil salad and a vegan bean fricassee.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2018
Hake would be fish, potage albion is brown giblet soup, and the fricassee is a way of serving calves' feet with a bit of white gravy, white wine, and egg yolks.
—Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
Orgeron knows a good gumbo is all about the roux, that crawfish boils are a Mother’s Day tradition and how much better everything from a fricassee to a cochon-de-lait seems to taste when LSU wins.
—Brett Martel, The Seattle Times, 27 Aug. 2017
Menus for established Neighborhood Services restaurants vary by location, though some dishes like 'London Broil' steak frites and chicken fricassee pot pie appear on each.
—Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2017
Verb
In 2015, the Firebirds were fricasseed by Imhotep, 40-0, before the game was halted with 2:51 left in the first quarter by mutual agreement between the teams.
—Aaron Carter, Philly.com, 1 Nov. 2017
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“Fricassee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fricassee. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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fricassee
1 of 2 noun
fric·as·see
variants
also fricassée
ˈfrik-ə-ˌsē
ˌfrik-ə-ˈ
: a dish of meat (as chicken) or vegetables cut into pieces and stewed in a white sauce
fricassee
2 of 2 verb
fricasseed; fricasseeing
: to cook as a fricassee
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