ragout

American  

[ra-goo] / ræˈgu /

noun

1. French Cooking. a highly seasoned stew of meat or fish, with or without vegetables.

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verb (used with object)

ragouted, ragouting

1. to make into a ragout.

ragout British  

/ ræˈɡuː /

noun

1. a richly seasoned stew of meat or poultry and vegetables

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verb

1. (tr) to make into a ragout

Etymology

Origin of ragout

1650–60; < French ragoût, derivative of ragoûter to restore the appetite of, equivalent to r ( e ) - re- + á (< Latin ad to) + goût (< Latin gustus taste)

Example Sentences

At Kulture, Davis gives a rotating group of young Black chefs a place to iterate on classic dishes like oxtail ragout, fried fish fillets and johnnycakes.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

Rachael Ray Pasta with beef ragout; flipping furniture; Peruvian-style chicken and pepper-herb sauce.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

It includes a dizzying array of dishes like faux brisket; gefilte "no" fish; matzo lasagna with tomato ragout and plant-starch cheese; potato onion kugel; and frosted chocolate deli cake.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2022

I’ll make carbonara or a meat ragout, something like that.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Ox-tail ragout 131 Peas to stew ib. ——, green, to keep till Christmas 132 Pickle, red, for any meat ib.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady