beurre blanc

\ ˈbər-ˈbläⁿ

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Definition of beurre blanc

: a seasoned butter sauce (as for fish) flavored with white wine, shallots, and vinegar or lemon juice

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Recent Examples on the Web From escabeche to beurre blanc, here are the very best dishes to get your ramp fix this spring. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, "10 Ramp Recipes to Make Your Cooking Scream Spring," 7 May 2020 Ringed in a luminous beurre blanc, succulent twin Gulf prawns locked heads over creamy, perfectly cooked Anson Mills grits. — Adam Erace, Fortune, "Charleston Restaurant is the most relaxed formal dining experience in Baltimore," 8 Mar. 2020 The menu includes grilled salmon salad on a corn tostada, red fish with tomato artichoke beurre blanc sauce, enchiladas with lump crab meat, chocolate strawberries and churros. — Audrey Eads, Dallas News, "Plan a special Valentine’s Day meal at one of these D-FW restaurants," 7 Feb. 2020 But there’s also tinned fish on a plate in the style of modern wine bars, chilled poached prawns with vadouvan aioli and roasted halibut in an elegant Meyer lemon beurre blanc. — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, "Lyon-inspired St. Jack has grown into -- and with -- its Northwest Portland home (2019 review)," 2 Aug. 2019 Place salmon filets skin side up on a platter and garnish with salmon roe beurre blanc and lemon wedges. — National Geographic, "Grilled King Salmon," 2 July 2019 Think snapper escovitch with carrot beurre blanc and the star of the show: tender curried goat with pillowy sweet potato gnocchi buried underneath. — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appétit, "New Orleans Chef Nina Compton Isn't Afraid of the Dish Pit," 7 June 2019 Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served, but come for a cocktail and stay for a meal of fresh tuna tartare followed by seared grouper in a beurre blanc. — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, "The Best Things to Do, Eat, and See in Curaçao," 8 Jan. 2019 In time for grilling season, the sauce that seems just right is that most classic of all French sauces: beurre blanc. — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, "The Perfect Beurre Blanc Recipe," 28 June 2013

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“Beurre blanc.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beurre%20blanc. Accessed 5 Jul. 2020.

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