braising(名词/动名词):炖(法)/焖炖——一种烹饪方法:先用较高温度把食材(常见为肉类或蔬菜)表面煎/烤上色,再加入少量液体(如高汤、葡萄酒、酱汁),加盖小火慢煮,让食材变软、入味。
/ˈbreɪzɪŋ/
Braising makes tough meat tender.
焖炖能把较韧的肉炖得软烂。
After searing the lamb, she finished it by braising it slowly in red wine with onions and herbs.
把羊肉煎至上色后,她用红酒加入洋葱和香草慢慢焖炖至熟。
braise 可能源自法语烹饪用语(与“炭火/热灰烬中烹调”的概念相关),后来在英语中固定为“先煎后加少量液体慢煮”的做法;braising 是其动名词形式,指这种“焖炖”的烹饪过程或方法。