Burning meat few, in short, can eat (6)
I believe the answer is:
flambe
'burning' is the definition.
(as in flambe cooking)
'meat few in short can eat' is the wordplay.
'meat' becomes 'lamb' (lamb is a type of meat).
'in short' means to remove the last letter.
'can eat' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'few' with its last letter taken off is 'fe'.
'lamb' placed within 'fe' is 'FLAMBE'.
(Other definitions for flambe that I've seen before include "Of food, sprinkled with alcohol and set alight" , "Of food covered with spirits and set alight" , "dish on fire" , "Of food, covered with alcohol and set alight" , "Served in flames" .)