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glace

glace

1 8.4
A very thick glossy sauce made by boiling down meat or fish juices
  • noun
  • /ɡlæs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glacé
  • She added a touch of glace to the sauce for flavor.
  • demi glace

Examples

  • The chef used a rich glace to enhance the dish.

  • For a delicious finish, add a glossy glace to the roasted vegetables.

  • The chef brushed a spoonful of glossy glace over the roast to enrich its flavor.

  • A small amount of glace can add depth and richness to sauces.

  • After hours of simmering, the stock was reduced to a thick glace.

  • The chef prepared a rich sauce using a glace made from simmered veal stock.

  • The cookbook recommended using glace as a glaze to enhance the dish's flavor.

Synonyms

demi-glace
vsglace
7.7

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

is more concentrated and jelly like, used mainly as a glaze

Compounds

demi-glace
7.7

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

How Concentrated

glace
  • Specialized
1 8.4
stock
53 1.4
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

glace singular
glaces plural

Etymology

Glace for a rich, reduced sauce comes from the French word and Latin glacies 'ice'. When stock is boiled down it becomes thick and shiny like ice, so chefs call that glossy, concentrated sauce glace.