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demi-glaze

demi-glaze

8.3
A rich brown French sauce made by slowly reducing beef stock with wine
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛmiˈɡleɪz/
  • US
translation icon : demiglace
  • You can create a delicious demi-glaze by reducing beef stock with wine.

Examples

  • The chef prepared a demi-glaze to accompany the roasted duck breast.

  • He drizzled demi-glaze over the steak for added flavor.

  • The chef prepared a delicious demi-glaze for the beef dish.

  • I love the rich flavor of demi-glaze in French cooking.

  • The chef prepared a demi-glaze to accompany the roasted duck breast.

  • You can create a delicious demi-glaze by reducing beef stock with wine.

  • He drizzled demi-glaze over the steak for added flavor.

Synonyms

demiglace
vsdemi-glaze
1 9.6

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

is the same sauce but stresses simmering process and seasoning with wine or sherry
demi-glace
vsdemi-glaze
7.7

A rich brown sauce cooks make by boiling meat broth until it is thick, often served with meat like steak

is more specific about using Espagnole, extra beef stock, and wine or sherry

Surface Forms

demi-glaze singular
demi-glazes plural

Etymology

Demi-glaze comes from French parts demi- meaning 'half' and glaze meaning 'a shiny coat'. A demi-glaze is a rich meat sauce cooked down until it is thick and glossy, so the name helps you remember it is a 'half-glaze', a concentrated, shiny sauce to pour over meat.