concassed

English

Alternative forms

• concasséd

Etymology

From concassé, concasse or its etymon, French concasser (“crush, grind”), + the English past tense -ed.

Adjective

concassed (not comparable)

1. (cooking) Roughly chopped or diced; (in particular, of a tomato) diced after the seeds/core and skin have been removed.
   • 1976, Auguste Escoffier, The Escoffier Cook Book: A Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery, Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 73:

     Concassed Chervil—Proceed as above, except that, instead of chopping it, compress it between the fingers and slice it with a shredding knife. Concassed and chopped chervil are, if possible, only prepared at the last moment.

   • 2013, G. A. Escoffier, A Guide to Modern Cookery -, Read Books Ltd, →ISBN:

     Coat it with Provençale sauce combined with the reduced cooking liquor, and sprinkle a little concassed parsley over it. Surround the sole with 4 little tomatoes […]

Verb

concassed

1. simple past and past participle of concasse

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