broast
nounEtymology Blend of broil + roast, originally a trademark (broaster and broasted) established in the 1950s by the American inventor of the process, L. A. M. Phelan.
1
A meal cooked in this manner.
- Related terms
- broaster, broasterie
broast
verbUS /bɹoʊst/
Etymology Blend of broil + roast, originally a trademark (broaster and broasted) established in the 1950s by the American inventor of the process, L. A. M. Phelan.
1
To fry (chicken or other food) in oil under pressure.
- The Phillips Cafe is known for its Flavor Crisp broasted chicken, and Don keeps track of just how much of the crispy poultry pieces he sells each year.2004, Joanne Raetz Stuttgen, Cafe Wisconsin: a guide to Wisconsin's down-home cafes, page 21:
- She ate a dollar-fifty-nine barbecue beef rib with broasted potatoes off a paper plate on the trunk of the Passat, waiting for Alberto to turn up […]2009, William Gibson, Spook Country: