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bordelaise

bordelaise

1 9.9
A rich brown sauce made from red wine and beef marrow, served with beef
  • noun
  • /ˌbɔːrdəˈleɪz/
translation icon : salsa bordelesa
  • Then we'll have filet de boeuf, sauce bordelaise.
  • bordelaise sauce

Examples

  • The restaurant's special included lamb chops topped with a luscious bordelaise sauce.

  • New York Strip with Bordelaise Sauce.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Bordelaise

    Funny Girl (1968)

  • Garçon, where is the Bordelaise sauce?

    Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

  • The chef paired the steak with a rich bordelaise sauce to enhance its flavor.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a tender beef dish served with a classic bordelaise sauce.

Synonyms

Burgundy sauce
vsbordelaise
4.9

A rich sauce made from red wine, onions, herbs, and butter to serve with meat

adds beef marrow for a darker meatier richness
bourguignon sauce
vsbordelaise
7.5

A sauce made with red wine, onions, herbs and butter, often served with beef

uses beef marrow to give darker meatier richness

Surface Forms

bordelaise singular
bordelaises plural

Etymology

Bordelaise comes from Bordeaux, a region in France famous for 'red wine'. The sauce was named after that wine because it is made with red wine and beef marrow, so a bordelaise is a rich sauce that naturally goes with beef.