braise vs decoct

braise

verb
  • To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling. 

noun
  • A sauce used for braising. 

  • A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising. 

  • Pagellus bogaraveo, syn. Pagellus centrodontus (sea bream) 

decoct

verb
  • To heat as if by boiling. 

  • To reduce or diminish. 

  • To make an infusion. 

  • To digest in the stomach. 

  • To devise. 

  • To reduce, or concentrate by boiling down. 

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