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demi-glace

demi-glace

7.7
A rich brown sauce cooks make by boiling meat broth until it is thick, often served with meat like steak
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛmiˈɡlɑs/
translation icon : demi-glace
  • The chef finished the dish with a spoonful of demi-glace for extra depth of flavor.

Examples

  • A classic French steak is often served with demi-glace on the side.

  • He learned to make demi-glace during his culinary training in Paris.

  • The chef prepared a delicious demi-glace for the steak.

  • I love the rich flavor of demi-glace in French dishes.

  • The chef finished the dish with a spoonful of demi-glace for extra depth of flavor.

  • A classic French steak is often served with demi-glace on the side.

  • He learned to make demi-glace during his culinary training in Paris.

Synonyms

demiglace
vsdemi-glace
1 9.6

A thick brown sauce made by cooking beef stock with brown sauce until it thickens, served with roast meat

has identical meaning but differs in spelling and hyphenation
demi-glaze
vsdemi-glace
  • US
8.3

A rich brown French sauce made by slowly reducing beef stock with wine

has identical meaning but differs in spelling and hyphenation

How Concentrated

glace
  • Specialized
1 8.4
demi-glace
7.7
stock
53 1.4
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

demi-glace singular
demi-glaces plural

Etymology

Demi-glace comes from French parts demi ('half') and glace ('glaze' or 'ice'), like the English word 'glaze'. Think of a 'half-glaze' — the sauce is cooked down until it is thick, shiny and full of flavor, so demi-glace means a very rich, reduced brown sauce.