Meaning of brown bits | Babel Free
Definitions
Caramelized remnants of meat left in a pan after the cooking of the meat, which are often re-cooked in wine or other liquids and then absorbed into cut vegetable pieces in order to make sauce or gravy.
plural, plural-only
Examples
“Add⟳ 1/2 cup of the red wine and stir⟳ up the brown bits to deglaze the pan.”
“Pour⟳ 1 cup water into pan; scrape pan with a wooden spoon to loosen brown bits from bottom of pan.”
“Stir⟳ vigorously and scrape all of the brown bits from the pot bottom.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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