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low heat and patience turning the toughest cuts into surrender
means To cook food, especially meat, slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, after first searing it.
from From French braiser, from braise meaning 'live coals' or 'embers' — the old method set the covered pot among glowing coals, fire above and below. The French braise traces back through Old French to a Germanic root for the burning heart of a fire, a likely cousin of the same heat that smolders in 'brazier' and 'brasserie.'
- two-step move
- sear hot, then simmer slow and covered
- collagen magic
- tough connective tissue melts into silky gelatin
- french roots
- name comes from braises, meaning hot coals
- liquid limit
- meat sits partly submerged, never fully drowned
- better tomorrow
- flavors deepen overnight, so leftovers win
coq au vin — french chicken braised in burgundy wine, a classic dish from the 1960s julia child cookbook
beef bourguignon — french beef braised in red wine with pearl onions and mushrooms, popularized by julia child in 1963
osso buco — italian braised veal shanks in white wine from milan, served with gremolata