How to Use stewed in a Sentence

stewed

adjective
  • The fruit tends to be a little tougher but tastes great stewed.
    — Zan Romanoff, Bon Appetit, 16 May 2017
  • Serve with sautéed garlicky greens, stewed white beans, or simple mashed potatoes.
    — Lesley Porcelli, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2010
  • The products are sauteed, stewed and spiced for sale in high-end restaurants and street-corner food carts.
    — Lingling Wei, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
  • When the vegetables are lightly stewed but still retain their shape, add the basil.
    — Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 6 July 2017
  • Some ate meals of rice, beans and stewed chicken prepared by volunteers.
    — Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Poached eggs, feta cheese, and stewed tomatoes make for a flavorful, zesty start to the day.
    — Janae McKenzie, Glamour, 4 May 2022
  • The greens are slowly stewed collards and are all about the vegetable, which retains its hearty texture.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Even more popular is kubdari -- a soft frisbee of bread stuffed with a hearty filling of beef, stewed onions and spices.
    — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • But Americans now want their oysters raw, not fried or stewed, and the oysters leave here with their shells.
    — Robert Barnes, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2018
  • And a panoply of sultry curries and stewed vegetables stand at the ready for sipping and dipping.
    — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The fare at the Bates House was second to none, with red-head duck and currant jelly and stewed diamondback terrapin on the menu.
    — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2019

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