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beurre blanc

beurre blanc noun: a warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is whisked.

Noun

beurre blanc (uncountable)

  1. A warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is whisked.
    • The seafood-centric barstaurant will have a few specials (lobster ravioli with beurre blanc, anyone?) plus the usual seafood towers, and the excellent bar staff will keep the drinks flowing.2022 December 20, Nikita Richardson, “A Plan for Every Kind of New Year’s Eve”, in The New York Times

Origin of beurre blanc

Borrowed from French beurre blanc (literally “white butter”).

Questions about beurre blanc

What does beurre blanc mean?
Beurre blanc means a warm emulsified sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and grey shallots into which butter is whisked.
What part of speech is beurre blanc?
Beurre blanc is a noun.

Words near beurre blanc in the dictionary

  1. beuniformed
  2. Beuningen
  3. Beuren
  4. beurrage
  5. beurrages
  6. beurre blanc
  7. beurre manié
  8. beurre monté
  9. beurre rouge
  10. beurré
  11. beurrés

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