verb
- to add liquid to a pan to dissolve the browned bits of food stuck to the bottom, typically to make a sauce or gravy
Usage: culinary
Examples
- After searing the chicken, she deglazed the pan with white wine.
- The chef deglazed the skillet with beef stock to create a rich sauce.
- You can deglaze the pan with water, wine, or broth.
- He deglazed the roasting pan to capture all the flavorful drippings.
- The recipe calls for deglazing with red wine vinegar.
- She carefully deglazed the hot pan, scraping up the caramelized bits.