braise

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Recent Examples of braise To make this má là pig ear recipe, the ears are braised then thinly sliced, their cartilage softening into noodle-like ribbons. Jessica Liang, Saveur, 6 Aug. 2025 Other standout dishes are lamb and pea arancini and braised octopus with potatoes and aioli. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Then main course was braised Wagyu beef with tangerine peel. Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025 Guests then ordered their entrée tableside, choosing from: chicken piccata, Chilean sea bass, braised short rib or tortellini pesto. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for braise
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Verb
  • After the hat has cooled, Rosa—a factory floor veteran of 30 years—will steam it to relax the fur’s fibers, and then inspect it for stains and imperfections.
    Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.
    Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
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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“Braise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/braise. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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