verb
- cooking (meat) by cutting it into pieces and stewing it slowly in a sauce, typically with vegetables and seasonings
Usage: present participle of fricassee; culinary term
Examples
- The chef is fricasseeing chicken with mushrooms and pearl onions.
- She spent the afternoon fricasseeing rabbit for the evening's dinner.
- Fricasseeing is a traditional French cooking method that tenderizes tougher cuts of meat.
- The recipe calls for fricasseeing the veal in white wine and cream.
- By fricasseeing the meat slowly, the flavors blend together beautifully.