How to braise anything!
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Braising, or simmering food slowly in a moderate amount of liquid, is an easy way to create tender, full-flavored meats and vegetables like coq au vin blanc or braised pork with broccolini.
You can apply the technique to different cooking vessels, from a slow cooker to a traditional Dutch oven, because the same basic stages of preparation usually apply: browning ingredients to develop flavor and color; deglazing pan deposits and then heating the cooking liquid; combining the solids and liquid and cooking them gently, usually for several hours.
Read on to see our step-by-step foolproof guide to braising just about anything.