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forcemeat
noun
force·meat
ˈfȯrs-ˌmēt
: finely chopped and highly seasoned meat or fish that is either served alone or used as a stuffing
called also farce
Examples of forcemeat in a Sentence
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Not to be confused with other popular charcuterie elements like paté or rillettes, a terrine is made by layering forcemeat with any combination of additional ingredients in a terrine mold to cook slowly in a water bath.
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Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2024
Juicy duck with plum sauce sits near a delightful roasted turnip stuffed with duck forcemeat, a modern take on canard aux navets.
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Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021
Check out this luxe treatment: The thigh and legs are made into forcemeat, mixed with truffle paste and wrapped in skin from the legs; after a sous-vide bath, the sausage is fried to crisp the skin.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2019
Each plate was set with a slice of the breast next to a forcemeat lollipop, and a section of mandarin and dime-size pommes souffles thickly coated with ramp powder that quickly overshadowed the mandarin sauce and threw the dish out of balance.
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Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
From her book, Eighmey also recommends period-appropriate forcemeat balls—the kind Franklin would have feasted on in 1740s Philly—infused with mace, nutmeg and cloves.
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Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
force (alteration of farce entry 1) + meat
First Known Use
circa 1688, in the meaning defined above
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“Forcemeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forcemeat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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