à la brochetteadv.adj.
/ˌa la brɒˈʃɛt/, /ˌa lə brɒˈʃɛt/, /ˌɑː lɑː brɒˈʃɛt/, U.S. /ˌɑ lɑ broʊˈʃɛt/, /ˌɑ lə broʊˈʃɛt/ Cookery. Now rare.
A. adv.
On a skewer; by the method of cooking on a skewer.Quot. 1821 represents the speech of a French speaker.
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1821 Maurice Powell II. xv. 208 I foun de rognons trown away, and den was oblige to do dem à la brochette.
1886 Bookmart Dec. 253/2 The great number of kabobs or hâtelettes, as morsels roast or grilled on a skewer or à la brochette were then called.
1903 Epicure May 187 Anything may be cooked à la brochette.
B. adj.
As postmodifier: designating various dishes in which meat, fish, etc., is cooked on a skewer, typically after having been dipped in butter.
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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > roasting, roasted, or roastable > spit-roasted
à la broche1806
à la brochette1829
spit-roast1954
ponasked1961
sticker-up1998
1829 L. E. Ude French Cook (ed. 10) App. 412 Few persons are displeased at seeing a slight sprinkling of hot dishes, such as mutton kidneys à la brochette, new laid eggs, eggs and bacon, [etc.].
1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxiv. 309 He made me this morning an idea of white bear's liver, à la brochette.
1901 J. Whitehead Hotel Meat Cooking (ed. 7) 385/2 Oysters a la brochette. Run a dozen or more of oysters on a skewer, [etc.].
1905 C. S. Peel Entrées made Easy viii. 91 Kidneys à la Brochette.
1999 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 7 Jan. f3 Such a winter luncheon might include: Grapefruit with Maraschino Cherries; Cream of Scallop Soup; Chicken-livers a la Brochette.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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