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demiglace

demiglace

1 9.6
A thick brown sauce made by cooking beef stock with brown sauce until it thickens, served with roast meat
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛmɪˌɡlɑs/
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  • The chef added a rich demiglace to enhance the flavor of the roasted meats.

Examples

  • We also made "demiglace sauce" of a variety that comes in a can in Japan (partner to the generic "white cream sauce" which also comes in similar packaging).

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  • For a tasty sauce, mix red wine with the demiglace and heat it gently.

  • He prepared the duck breast with a luscious demiglace made from beef stock.

Synonyms

demi-glaze
vsdemiglace
  • US
8.3

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

is the unhyphenated spelling variant of the same sauce
demi-glace
vsdemiglace
7.7

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

is the plain unhyphenated spelling for the same sauce

How Rich

glace
  • Specialized
1 8.4
demiglace
1 9.6
Espagnole
  • Specialized
1 9.9
gravy
95 1.0
stock
53 1.4

Surface Forms

demiglace singular
demiglaces plural

Etymology

The word demiglace comes from French demi- meaning 'half' and glace meaning 'glaze' or 'ice', and it shares the same root as English glaze. The name helps you remember what it is: the sauce is cooked down until it becomes thick, rich and shiny like a 'half-glaze', so it gives a glossy, deep flavour to meat dishes.