Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cook in a rich sauce and cover with a crust of browned crumbs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Cookery) To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until the juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To bake so as to form a
gratin .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Scallops '' gratinate '' ($18) - five of them, served on the shell - have had their time under heat perfectly judged.
unknown title 2009
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Le Gavroche is famous for its soufflé suissesse, which is a gussied-up version of the ordinary cheese variety, removed from the oven partway through baking, transferred to a gratin dish full of double cream, topped with grated cheese and then put back to gratinate.
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I also made mushroom gratinate based on Lidia's recipe that I got from Mika's post.
Archive 2005-11-01 Nupur 2005
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It is Stephanie's party and I am bringing some mushroom gratinate.
Blog party-Holiday edition Mika 2005
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It is Stephanie's party and I am bringing some mushroom gratinate.
Archive 2005-11-01 Mika 2005
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