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Braised vs Stewed - What's the difference?

braised | stewed |

As verbs the difference between braised and stewed

is that braised is (braise) while stewed is (stew).

As an adjective stewed is

having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering see stew.

braised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (braise)

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    braise

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .Alain Rey, ed., Dictionnaire historique de la langue française , s.v. "braise" (Paris: Le Robert, 2006).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A method of joining non-ferrous metal using a molten filler metal. Similar to but distinct from welding in that the filler is melted but not the metal being joined.
    • (brazing)

    Verb

    (brais) (wikipedia braise)
  • (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan. Somewhere between steaming and boiling.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • ; the sea bream.
    • Synonyms
    * becker

    External links

    * (Pagellus centrodontus) * (Pagellus centrodontus)

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    stewed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having been cooked by slowly boiling or simmering. See stew.
  • Intoxicated by an excess of alcohol.
  • (Of tea) Bitter from having been steeped too long.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (stew)

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