schmoren — meaning in English

English meaning

• braise noun A dish, usually meat, cooked by braising.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
• stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

Senses

schmoren is used for these senses in English:

• braise (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
• smother (transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.
• stew (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.

braise — full definition

1. noun A dish, usually meat, cooked by braising.
2. noun A sauce used to braise food.

smother — full definition

1. verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
2. verb To suppress or hold back a feeling, reaction, or activity almost completely.
3. verb To cover something thickly, especially food, with a sauce, topping, or affection.

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