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bordelaise sauce
noun
bor·de·laise sauce
Ë?bČŻr-dÉ™-Ë?lÄ?z-
often capitalized B
: a sauce consisting of stock thickened with roux and flavored typically with red wine and shallots
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Then move onto the pan-roasted striped bass with jumbo lump crabmeat and a caper beurre blanc or the Black Angus beef tenderloin in a pool of bordelaise sauce and bone butter melted on top.
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Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Speaking of Jack, his tenderloin medallions (with a bordelaise sauce) looked amazing.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
The Buffalo Wellington, comprised of buffalo tenderloin, mushroom duxelles, spinach, puff pastry, and horseradish bordelaise sauce drizzled on top, is one highlight of many.
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Claire Stern, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
From the hotel's Rugby Grille at New Year's Eve package for two includes a bottle of Domaine Carneros Brut, shrimp tempura with teriyaki sauce, field green salad, pepper crusted Chateaubriand with a bordelaise sauce, sides and a chocolate Grand Marnier tart for dessert.
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Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2020
Breaded veal scallopini with wilted spinach, green tomato Concasser, Gruyere cheese and a bordelaise sauce.
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John-John Williams Iv, baltimoresun.com, 1 Nov. 2020
The menu features butternut shrimp bisque (gluten free), pompano with crabmeat bordelaise sauce, and desserts such as lemon ice box creme brulee.
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Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
The New York strip steak lacked a robust searing and was overwhelmed by a smothering that included red peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms and potatoes in a bordelaise sauce.
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Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 21 May 2024
Beef Wellington, abetted by a rich mushroom bordelaise sauce, is without flaw.
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Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
French bordelaise, feminine of bordelais of Bordeaux
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Bordelaise sauce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bordelaise%20sauce. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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