Definition of gratiné in English:
gratiné
(also gratinée)
adjective ˌɡratɪˈneɪˌɡra-
another term for au gratin
Example sentencesExamples
- A gratinée is ideal for a late supper.
- All this was served atop a gratinée of small Gaspé shrimp, infinitely thin noodles and a hint of Thai spice.
- With them was boiled green pawpaw and a christophene gratinée.
- Only a couple of hours before the guests are expecting to eat, he and his co-chef are calmly slicing peeled, vine-ripened tomatoes for the tomato and Parmesan gratinée tartlets.
- Now it's time for dinner, a gratinée made with our first harvest of spinach, eggs, cream, swiss cheese.
Derivatives
adjective
There's not much to say about a gratinéed onion soup - served without a spoon, no less - that tastes mostly of salt.
Example sentencesExamples
- You can opt for an extra appetizer for $3.95; on the night we visited gratinéed artichokes or escargots forestière were among the choices.
- A designated signature dish of mushroom ravioli al forno had a pasty filling reminiscent of baby food, a sea of cream sauce, and none of the glazed, textural gratinéed effects a serious stint in a really hot oven might provide.
- Each dish is accompanied by a pile of steaming pommes Lyonnais gratinéed the colour of old ivory.
- There are many weighty acompañamientos to go with this heavy food, the most interesting of which is a bubbling, gratinéed amalgam of black olives, chestnuts, and mushrooms.
Origin
French, past participle of gratiner 'cook au gratin'.