fricassee
/ˈfrɪkəsiː
/ /ˌfrɪkəˈsiː /noun
A dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce.They were put into spiced cream sauces or made into fricassées....
- My fancy was caught by smoked ham hock and beetroot terrine with confit beetroot and dill and lime cream, followed by loin of veal with a fricassée of squid, white beans, parsley and garlic.
- We were both served salads of oak leaf, fricassée and a plain vinaigrette dressing.
verb (fricassees, fricasseeing, fricasseed) [with object]
Make a fricassee of (meat).
Origin
French fricassée, feminine past participle of fricasser 'cut up and cook in sauce' (probably a blend of frire 'to fry' and casser 'to break').