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to souse

to souse

8.9
To soak meat or fish in a salty liquid before cooking
  • verb
  • /saʊs/
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  • For a traditional recipe, remember to souse the vegetables in seasoned vinegar before serving.

Examples

  • To prepare the dish, you should souse the fish in a tangy vinegar marinade for at least an hour.

  • He peels back a corner of foil, tearing it slightly: beef roast, second day, chopped in hunks, soused in its own gravy.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • "Jackfish was the most soused of all the fish," Whippy Bird told us.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Afterward, he took us to an Irish supper where they had corned beef, cabbage, and soused mackerel.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The chef decided to souse the meat in a mixture of brine and spices to enhance the flavor.

Synonyms

to marinate
vsto souse
51 3.9

Soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add flavor

can also mean soaking or cooking in a marinade not only before cooking
to pickle
vsto souse
39 2.9

To preserve vegetables in vinegar or salty water for later eating

focuses on preservation and storage rather than short seasoning or cooking use
to marinade
vsto souse
3.7

To soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add taste

sometimes involves cooking in the same liquid rather than only soaking

Antonyms

dry
27 1.0

Served without sauce or spread

How Soaked

to pickle
39 2.9
to souse
8.9
to soak
141 1.0
to wet
26 1.0
to moisten
7 3.0

Surface Forms

souse infinitive
soused past
soused past participle
sousing present participle
souses third person singular

Etymology

To souse (verb) is to soak food in a marinade or brine, so the food is full of flavour from the liquid. That's why cooks say they souse fish or meat before cooking or preserving it.