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poivrade

poivrade

9.9
A French sauce for meat like deer or duck made with browned vegetables and lots of pepper
  • noun
  • /pwavˈräd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : salsa poivrade
  • The chef prepared a rich poivrade to complement the flavor of the venison.
  • poivrade sauce

Examples

  • The chef prepared a rich poivrade for the venison.

  • She served roast duck with a classic poivrade for an authentic French dinner.

  • Traditional poivrade sauce relies on both pepper and aromatic vegetables for depth of flavor.

  • I love the flavor of poivrade with game meats.

  • The chef prepared a delicious poivrade sauce to complement the roasted venison, enhancing its rich flavors.

  • For the dinner party, she served filet mignon with a homemade poivrade sauce made from fresh vegetables and herbs.

  • He learned to make poivrade sauce by sautéing onions and carrots before adding the game meat and pepper.

Synonyms

pepper sauce
vspoivrade
2 2.8

A sauce with a lot of black pepper served with meat like steak

is a French traditional version mainly for game meats with browned vegetables

How Peppery

pepper sauce
2 2.8
poivrade
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

poivrade singular
poivrades plural

Etymology

Poivrade comes from the French word poivre, which means 'pepper' and is like the English word pepper. A poivrade is a sauce full of pepper and rich meat juices, so it is a 'peppery' sauce often served with meats like venison.