braised

3.9

Cooked slowly after first being browned in oil in a covered pan

adjective
/breɪzd/

Specialized

: estofado

Our main dish here is the beauty, a Taco Vida is a braised beef cooked for six hours in its own juice, so it's nice and tender, flavorful.
braised brisket

Examples

So, so let's take like a typical braised piece of lamb.
So we had ordered this side that was a braised kale.
I made kielbasa on Sunday with braised cabbage.
My braised grayfluke was indescribable.

Fiction book (1999)
The chef prepared a succulent braised lamb shank with rich gravy and vegetables.
For dinner, we enjoyed tender braised chicken served over a bed of rice.
The recipe features braised short ribs that melt in your mouth after hours of slow cooking.

Synonyms

stewed

vsbraised

1 1.4

Cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices

is a method that starts by browning then simmers slowly in a closed container

cooked

vsbraised

1 1.0

Food that is heated until ready to eat

is a specific method starting with browning then slow simmering in a closed container

How Tender

low and slow

1 3.3

braised

Specialized

3.9

stewed

1 1.4

simmering

2 3.2

boiled

1.0

sauteed

3.2

Surface Forms

braised positive

Morphology

braised = braise (transparent) = braise + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'braise'; the meaning is directly derived from the cooking verb.

Etymology

Braised comes from the French word braiser, from braise meaning 'ember' or 'hot coal'. Think of cooking first over hot coals to brown the food, then closing the pot and cooking slowly — that is why braised means food browned and then gently simmered until tender.