How to Use ragout in a Sentence
ragout
noun-
To make the ragout, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
— Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Oct. 2017 -
One makes the duck, another tackles the ragout and beans.
— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 8 Mar. 2018 -
To make the mushroom ragout: In a large frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
— Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 15 Jan. 2021 -
Layers of duck, two kinds of sausage, a hearty ragout, and beans make this the comfort meal to end all comfort meals.
— Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 23 Mar. 2018 -
All of which makes this second memoir as rich as a mushroom ragout.
— Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022 -
Wild boar and sweet pepper ragout is served over mafalde pasta with eggplant, pecans and herbs.
— Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020 -
Tangles of tagliatelle are nicely al dente but oversauced in a creamy beef and pork ragout.
— Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 31 May 2018 -
For pescatarians, pan-seared monkfish with a spring vegetable ragout and olive dressing is a must.
— Steve Forbes, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 -
The first one was flavors from Provence, which included eggplant caviar, pesto soup, lamb ragout with olives and lavender créme brûlée.
— Ann Abel, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021 -
Like fava beans and peas, fresh chickpeas can be used in a variety of dishes ranging from salads to soups, stews and spring ragouts.
— Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 18 Apr. 2018 -
In the seafood and meat section, there is a rustic beef short rib and mushroom ragout ($28), and octopus a la plancha ($31) mixed with butter beans, blood oranges and kale chips.
— Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018 -
To serve, place a slice of toast in the center of a plate, top with a generous spoonful of ragout, sprinkle with grated cheese and fresh herbs, and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
— Susan Russo, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Oct. 2017 -
In downtown Dallas, Stepchild serves Acadian-French food; menu items include duck boudin, pâté and mushroom ragout.
— Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2022 -
More rich, complex, and spicier, this wine might be more appropriate for meat and mushroom ragout pasta plates.
— Aly Walansky, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 -
This beefy ragout only requires 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time before allowing your slow cooker to do the rest of the work.
— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Jan. 2023 -
And the mildly spicy vegetable phyllo roll — packed with a smooth blend of roasted carrots, peppers, mushroom ragout and spinach — also impressed.
— Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 8 Mar. 2018 -
Entrees change every week and include dishes like this week’s torn gnocchi with pig tail ragout, topped with curls of summer squash and caramelized zucchini.
— Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 7 May 2020 -
More recently, poached nettles and a vivid orange swipe of harissa spice paste with a toothy green garbazo ragout gave an aromatic North African lift to the sweetly gamy meat.
— Craig Laban, Philly.com, 3 May 2018 -
The lollipop shape contains a mix of nutmeg, ragout sauce and lasagna distillate covered in a béchamel gel that creates a whitish coating of puffed, crispy egg pasta powder.
— Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022 -
Said to be more delicious than domestic pork, thanks to its leaner body, try a bite of rustic wild boar ragout or a barbecue wild boar slider.
— Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 15 Oct. 2021 -
The earl grey (light on the bergamot) created a flavor bridge to the accompanying morel ragout, a dark, herby stew, buttressed by thick-cut, buttered brioche toast.
— Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017 -
In fact, the menu at his school, Thomas’s Battersea, reads more like a five-star restaurant with options like lamb ragout with garlic and fresh herbs and freshly prepared salmon fillet with salsa verdi.
— Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2018 -
Expect anything from rabbit leg, mushroom ragout, and leek soup with pear to curveball desserts such as pumpkin mousse, marshmallow ice cream, and caramel popcorn.
— Nicola Leigh Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2021 -
The main hesitancy when slow cooking most foods, whether in a slow cooker or as a conventional oven braise, is that the resulting stew or ragout isn’t eye-catching.
— Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2017 -
Add leeks to stews or ragouts, or get creative, incorporating the vegetable in a savory panna cotta, or thinly sliced and fried for a crunchy garnish.
— Noelle Carter, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018 -
Its Valentine’s Day feature is a duck ragout with tomato, Michigan cherry, pappardelle, basil and pecorino Romano.
— Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 9 Feb. 2023 -
Choices include quenelles of pike with lobster sauce, vichyssoise, gnocchi parisienne, rabbit ragout and skate amandine.
— Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2018 -
There are floating, dancing delicacies like cheese soufflé, soup du jour, beef ragout, pie, pudding, cakes, and, perhaps best of all, fountains of Champagne.
— Emma Wartzman, Bon Appetit, 4 Oct. 2017 -
Meals that sound familiar today—such as a mushroom ragout or an artichoke, leek and goat-cheese tart—were revelatory then.
— Emily Bobrow, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020 -
The mandate to still provide all the necessary details of the watch — a ragout of numbers, abbreviations and surnames — requires some contortions.
— Danny Freedman, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2022
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