to stew

Examples

• All

• His mother killed two old hens and stewed them with ginseng roots.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Charlotte had an excellent dinner ready: rich mutton stewed with potatoes and sweet white turnip, flavored with rosemary.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "Then come back and help me stew the chicken and get things ready.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Take it and stew it, Cookie.

  Destination Tokyo (1943)

• I got to go now - got me some chickens to stew up.

  Fiction book (1992)

• I would have let them stew in their own juices.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Let's hit the market for some stewed meat and vegetables and then let's get a couple of bottles of really good French wine.

  Factotum (2005)

• Clay's mom served it frequently during his childhood, stewed with a bit of butter.

  Blog text (9)

• Rabbit stewed in plums.

  On Chesil Beach (2018)

• The special menu planned for today features, we hope, a choice of three: meat loaf, stewed neck of lamb, bacon and egg flan... all with creamed potatoes and gravy.

  Britannia Hospital (1982)

Synonyms

S

to simmer

vsto stew

38 2.5

To cook gently in liquid just below boiling so small bubbles form

cooks for a long time to fully tenderize ingredients

B

to braise

vsto stew

• Specialized

8 5.4

Cook meat or vegetables slowly in a little liquid in a covered pan

uses more liquid and not limited to a covered pot

Compounds

B

beef stew

11 1.0

A dish of beef cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid

F

fish stew

2 1.1

A dish of fish cooked slowly in liquid with vegetables and spices

I

Irish stew

2 2.5

A stew from Ireland cooked slowly with lamb, potatoes and onions

C

chicken stew

2 1.0

A dish of chicken pieces cooked slowly with vegetables in liquid

B

Brunswick stew

• US

1 6.1

A spicy Southern stew made with chicken, corn, tomatoes, beans, okra, onions, and potatoes

S

stew meat

1 2.4

Meat cut into small pieces for slow cooking to make it tender

H

hearty stew

1 2.7

A thick, filling soup with meat and vegetables, often with beans or rice

M

mulligan stew

• US

1 8.4

A thick dish people make from whatever meat and vegetables they have

O

oyster stew

1 3.0

A creamy soup that has oysters cooked in milk or cream

S

savory stew

• US

1 1.8

A hot dish where meat and vegetables cook slowly in a tasty liquid

T

turkey stew

1 1.0

A thick hot meal of turkey and vegetables cooked together

L

lobster stew

1 3.4

A hot creamy soup made with pieces of lobster

B

Belgian beef stew

1 3.4

A dish of beef slowly cooked in beer with garlic and served with boiled potatoes

H

horse and rabbit stew

• UK

9.5

A stew made from horse and rabbit meat

S

Scouse stew

• UK

8.6

A hot dish of meat and vegetables from Liverpool, England

How Long

to stew

5 1.3

low and slow

1 3.3

to braise

• Specialized

8 5.4

to simmer

38 2.5

to boil

255 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology