fricassee
/ˌfrɪkəˈsiː/
verb
- To cook (meat) by stewing or frying in a sauce, typically after browning.
- She decided to fricassee the chicken with onions and garlic for a hearty meal.
- He likes to fricassee leftover turkey with cream and herbs.
- The recipe says to fricassee the rabbit until it is tender and the sauce thickens.
noun
- A dish of meat (such as chicken or veal) cut into pieces, stewed or fried in a sauce, often with vegetables.
- I learned to cook a simple fricassee by browning the meat first and then simmering it in broth.
- For dinner, my grandmother made a creamy chicken fricassee with mushrooms and peas.
- The restaurant's special was a veal fricassee served over rice.