STEW

Stew

A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables, meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef. Poultry, sausages, and seafood are also used. While water can be used as the stew-cooking liquid, wine, stock, and beer are also common. Seasoning and flavourings may also be added. Stews are typically cooked at a relatively low temperature, allowing flavors to mingle.

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stew

Noun

  1. A cooking-dish used for boiling; a cauldron.
  2. A heated bath-room or steam-room; also, a hot bath.
  3. A brothel.
  4. A prostitute.
  5. A dish cooked by stewing.
  6. A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
  7. An artificial bed of oysters.
  8. A state of agitated excitement, worry, and/or confusion.
    to be in a stew

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A steward or stewardess on an airplane.

Verb

  1. To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
    I'm going to stew some meat for the casserole.
    The meat is stewing nicely.
  2. To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
  3. To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
  4. To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.


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