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en croûte, a. and adv. Cookery.
Brit. |ˌɒ̃ ˈkruːt|, |ˌɒ̃ ˈkruːt|, U.S. |ɑn ˈkrut|
Forms: 19– en croute, 19– en croûte, 19– en croutes
[‹ French en croûte (not dated in dictionaries of French; compare quot. 1864 pâté en croûte n.) > prep. + croûte crust n. Compare pâté en croûte n.]
A. adj. As postmodifier. Designating dishes in which the principal ingredient (usually meat) is served baked in a pastry crust. Cf. pâté en croûte n.
1913Chicago Daily Tribune 29 Jan. 11/3 There are..all sorts of pâtés, all sorts of things ‘en croute’, and all kinds of plain or larded roast meats. 1955Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 28 Nov. 20/1 New Year's Buffet for Twelve... Ham en croute,..green bean and onion casserole, hot French bread. 1980P. Ableman Shoestring's Finest Hour ii. 31 An admirable roast beef en croute..cheered down by a second-growth Pomerol of an excellent year. 2004C. Rubin Weight-loss Diaries 95 Wondering if anyone would comment if I took a second or third piece of Brie en croute.
B. adv. In a pastry crust.
1960N.Y. Times 17 Oct. 25/7 The sausage is available en croute. 1963E. Wilson Diary in L. Dabney Sixties (1993) 207 They sometimes go off on a tangent, begin, for example, serving everything en croûte. 1994Amer. Spectator Dec. 9/1 The pigeons are themselves among the world's rarest, and..are delicious en croûte. |