en croûteadj.adv.
/ˌɒ̃ ˈkruːt/, /ˌɒn ˈkruːt/, U.S. /ɑn ˈkrut/ Cookery.
A. adj.
As postmodifier. Designating dishes in which the principal ingredient (usually meat) is served baked in a pastry crust. Cf. pâté en croûte n.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked in a specific wrapping
en papillote1814
en croûte1913
1913 Chicago Tribune 29 Jan. 11/3 There are..all sorts of pâtés, all sorts of things ‘en croute’, and all kinds of plain or larded roast meats.
1955 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune 28 Nov. 20/1 New Year's Buffet for Twelve... Ham en croute,..green bean and onion casserole, hot French bread.
1980 P. Ableman Shoestring's Finest Hour ii. 31 An admirable roast beef en croute..cheered down by a second-growth Pomerol of an excellent year.
2004 C. Rubin Weight-loss Diaries 95 Wondering if anyone would comment if I took a second or third piece of Brie en croute.
B. adv.
In a pastry crust.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adverb] > cooked in a specific wrapping
en papillote1897
en croûte1960
1960 N.Y. Times 17 Oct. 25/7 The sausage is available en croute.
1963 E. Wilson Jrnl. in Sixties: Last Jrnl. (1993) 207 They sometimes go off on a tangent, begin, for example, serving everything en croûte.
1994 Amer. Spectator Dec. 9/1 The pigeons are themselves among the world's rarest, and..are delicious en croûte.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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