单词 | au gratin |
释义 | au gratin (once / 51840 pages) adj When you cook a dish au gratin, you sprinkle it with breadcrumbs and brown the top in a hot oven. Some au gratin recipes also call for melted, browned cheese. If you make potatoes au gratin, you might slice them thinly, layer them in a baking dish with cheese, top with fresh bread crumbs, and bake the whole thing in an oven for an hour. There are many variations on casseroles that can be prepared au gratin and made even more delicious. The phrase au gratin literally means "by grating" in French, or "with a crust," from the verb gratter, "to scrape, scratch, or grate." WORD FAMILYau gratin USAGE EXAMPLESMs. Christensen’s beloved macaroni au gratin, her first Slow Food Fast recipe, is mac and cheese dialed up to 11. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) This is Southern chef food you can make at home; the macaroni au gratin recipe alone practically justifies the book’s purchase. Washington Post(Nov 28, 2016) I remember giant meatballs from a restaurant in Wisconsin and au gratin potatoes from a supper club in the state, too. Salon(Nov 26, 2016) adj cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese) Syn cooked having been prepared for eating by the application of heat |
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