braise, brays, braze

Braise or braise means to prepare food by frying it in a little bit of fat, and then cooking it in a bit of liquid--
Braise the chicken by frying it on both sides and then cooking it in a few tablespoons of water for 20 minutes.
Braise the vegetables by frying them in a little butter, and then cooking in a little water.

Brays or brays ( rhymes with braise ) is the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "bray", meaning to make a noise like a donkey, or, said of a donkey, to make a noise--
The dog barks every time the donkey brays.
He says he's singing; she thinks he brays like a donkey.
Bray may also be the plural ( more than one ) of "bray", meaning the cry of a donkey--
The donkey's brays could be heard on the other side of the fields.

Brays is also the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "bray", meaning to crush fine, as in a mortar, or to spread ink on a slate before putting it on a a plate for the press--
He usually brays that before adding it to the mixture.
He brays the ink before using it, to check for lumps or particles.

Braze or braze ( rhymes with braise ) means to coat with brass, or to decorate with brass--
Then we'll braze this and it will look like a small statue.
Braze also means to join two pieces of metal by heating them and soldering them together--
If we take this to a forge they can braze it  back together.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"She left the chicken to braise, when she heard the donkey's brays, and when she came back it was a golden color, as if she had decided to braze it instead of cooking it."