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béarnaise

béarnaise

2 8.7
A rich butter-and-egg sauce with wine, vinegar, small onions and the herb tarragon
  • noun
  • /beɪərˈneɪz/
translation icon : salsa béarnaise
  • Do you normally put béarnaise sauce on your steak?
  • béarnaise sauce
  • beef with béarnaise

Examples

  • Béarnaise sauce.

    Made in Dagenham (2010)

  • Sliced filet mignon with béarnaise sauce, creamy horseradish, and tomato salsa.

  • I told you to go easy on the béarnaise sauce.

    Gate II (1990)

  • Should I use Béarnaise?

    Of Unknown Origin (1983)

  • The snake served up its own tail in a light béarnaise sauce with curly fries.

    Blog text (5)

  • The Entree: Cold beef tenderloin with Béarnaise sauce.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • She ladled Béarnaise over both and pulled off a chunk of bread.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • A six-ounce center cut, it is served with fingerling potatoes, haricots vert, and béarnaise sauce.

    Blog text (10)

  • Any steak frites worth having demand a proper béarnaise.

How Rich

béarnaise
2 8.7
hollandaise
8 7.0
tomato sauce
20 1.0
vinaigrette
28 3.3

Surface Forms

béarnaise singular
béarnaises plural

Etymology

Béarnaise is named after the French region Béarn, so the name means 'from Béarn'. Like the familiar word burgundy, which means 'from Burgundy', the name tells you where the sauce comes from, and that's why béarnaise refers to the rich French sauce made with butter and egg.