Definition of fricassee
: a dish of pieces of meat (such as chicken) or vegetables stewed in stock and served in a white sauce
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Lunch was served: a shrimp-and-lentil salad and a vegan bean fricassee.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Try the Funghi: wild mushroom fricassee, thyme, truffle oil, ricotta and shaved garlic.
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One of us had paupiettes de veau with fricassée de légumes (stuffed veal with vegetable fricassee); the other ordered velouté de potiron and risotto aux épinards et champignons (a pumpkin soup with spinach and mushroom risotto).
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Origin and Etymology of fricassee
Middle French, from feminine of fricassé, past participle of fricasser to fricassee
Definition of fricassee
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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.
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First Known Use of fricassee
1657
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Definition of fricassee for English Language Learners
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: a dish of small pieces of meat cooked in liquid and served in a thick white sauce
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