stewing
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈstuːɪŋ/
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- In the winter, the door remains tightly shut, and the smells of human urine, stewing tomatoes, rotting dates, and donkey dung remain outside.
- stewing lamb
- stewing chicken
- stewing pot
Examples
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It didn't matter to the crowd that some of the live pieces needed a little more stewing time; the audiences were connecting with the new album and singing along to every song, be it new or old.
Blog text (33) -
She pauses to address Socorro at the service island, vigorously hacking at the pink cadaver of chicken and tossing the dismembered pieces into a stewing pot:
Fiction book (1992) -
The recipe includes stewing the vegetables slowly to enhance their flavor.
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After stewing for several hours, the lamb became tender and flavorful.
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For a delicious meal, try stewing the chicken with herbs and spices.
Synonyms
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4.1
A way of cooking food gently in water just below boiling, like eggs or fish
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3.2
Cooking food gently in hot water or stock just below boiling point
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4.1
Cooking food slowly in a little liquid in a covered pot after first browning it in fat
Compounds
How Cooked
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Morphology
Etymology
Stewing comes from an old word that meant 'to bathe' or 'to keep warm', so to stew food is like giving it a long, warm bath that makes tough meat soft and full of flavor.