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brown bits

brown bits noun: 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.

Noun

brown bits pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) 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.
    • Add 1/2 cup of the red wine and stir up the brown bits to deglaze the pan.2004, Diane Rossen Worthington, Noel Barnhurst, The Taste of the Season: Inspired Recipes for Fall and Winter, page 56
    • Pour 1 cup water into pan; scrape pan with a wooden spoon to loosen brown bits from bottom of pan.2002, American Heart Association, American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, page 121

Questions about brown bits

What does brown bits mean?
Brown bits means 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.
What part of speech is brown bits?
Brown bits is a noun.

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