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to deglaze

to deglaze

2 7.5
To add liquid to a hot pan and stir to lift browned bits for a sauce
  • verb
  • /dɪˈɡleɪz/
  • Specialized
: desglasar
  • With a wooden spoon, she rubs the pan to deglaze the caramelized sugar on the bottom.
  • deglaze the pan
  • deglaze the skillet
  • deglaze with wine

Examples

  • Deglaze the pan with some wine and add back the rest of the liquid.

    Blog text (7)

  • Deglaze the pan with sherry and whisk in reserved vegetable broth and chicken broth.

    Blog text (18)

  • I'm going to deglaze with a little white wine.

  • If you have some white wine about, add a splash and deglaze the pan.

    Blog text (34)

  • Deglaze with the port and vinegar.

    Blog text (5)

  • Anyway, throw the minced shallot and garlic into the pan and sauté it around for a minute, and then throw in about 1/4 cup of chicken stock to deglaze the pan.

    Blog text (23)

  • She thought the balsamic vinegar smelled funny, but the instructions were clear about deglazing the pan where she browned the little pork tenderloins.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • To make a rich sauce, add some stock and deglaze the pan, scraping up the flavorful bits.

  • After frying the chicken, pour in the broth to deglaze the pan and enhance the sauce.

  • I usually deglaze the skillet with red wine after cooking vegetables to add depth to my dishes.

Surface Forms

deglaze infinitive
deglazed past
deglazed past participle
deglazing present participle
deglazes third person singular

Morphology

deglaze = glaze (semi-transparent) = de + glaze

While 'de-' typically indicates removal or reversal, in this culinary context, it refers to a process involving liquid and browned bits, which may not be immediately apparent.

Etymology

Deglaze comes from the parts de- ('remove') and glaze (a 'shiny coating', like the sweet glaze on a doughnut). So in cooking, to deglaze a pan is to 'remove' or loosen the browned 'glaze' by adding liquid so those bits become a tasty sauce.