slow-cooking
Patience-based food preparation
Slow-cooking is a method of preparing food at low temperatures over extended periods, typically several hours.
The gentle heat tenderizes tough cuts of meat and allows flavors to develop and meld: The brisket has been slow-cooking since morning.
Slow cookers (crock-pots) popularized the technique for hands-off meal preparation.
Sear, then simmer covered
- stewingCooking low and slow
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- Dutch ovenThick-walled lidded pot
- low heatMinimal cooking temperature
tenderizing · moisture · hours · patience · unattended · set-and-forget · one-pot · clay pot
Slow-simmered meat dish
goulash · bourguignon · coq au vin · posole · pho broth · daal · cassoulet · feijoada
Lower chest of cattle
- chuck roastBeef shoulder cut
- pork shoulderSwine foreleg cut
- short ribsBone-in beef section
- lamb shankYoung sheep's leg portion
oxtail · beef cheeks · collagen · connective tissue · marbling · shredded · pulled pork · pot roast
braising
Sear, then simmer covered
- stewingCooking low and slow
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- Dutch ovenThick-walled lidded pot
low heat · tenderizing · moisture · hours · patience · unattended · set-and-forget · one-pot · clay pot · casserole
stew
Slow-simmered meat dish
ragù · goulash · bourguignon · coq au vin · posole · pho broth · daal · cassoulet · feijoada · massaman
brisket
Lower chest of cattle
- chuck roastBeef shoulder cut
- pork shoulderSwine foreleg cut
- short ribsBone-in beef section
lamb shank · oxtail · beef cheeks · collagen · connective tissue · marbling · shredded · pulled pork · pot roast · osso buco
depth
Distance below surface
aromatic · umami · caramelization · reduction · concentrated · layered · complex · mirepoix · sofrito · fond
slow-cookingsearing
Browning with intense heat
flash-frying · stir-frying · pan-searing · sautéing · broiling
slow, cook, cooking, cooks, uncooked, cooker, undercooked, overcooked, cooked