émincé

[ French ey-man-sey ]

noun

1. a dish of leftover meat, sliced thin and warmed in a sauce.

Word History and Origins

Origin of émincé¹

1905–10; < French: literally, chopped up, past participle of émincer, equivalent to é- ex- ¹ + mincer, Middle French mincier; mince

Example Sentences

“Let’s walk down the avenue to the Café des Artistes and have Emincé Bernard, and a long wide high, tall drink of—ginger ale,” he finished lamely.

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The Bon Ton had just dined, too well, from fruit-flip à la Bon Ton, mulligatawny soup, filet of sole, sauté, choice of, or both, Poulette émincé and spring lamb grignon and on through to fresh strawberry ice-cream in fluted paper boxes, petit fours and demi-tasse.

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Make a border of mashed potatoes on a warm platter and fill the emince in the centre of the platter and garnish with finely minced parsley.

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Turn in the prepared emince and stir to mix and season with Salt, White pepper, Tiny pinch of mustard, Tiny pinch of poultry seasoning.

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Use the uneven pieces for curry of lamb or a baked emince of lamb, with green peppers and vegetable salad.

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