demi-glace
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Burgundy wine, beef demi-glace, sage and thyme complement the sweetness of the onions in this rich gravy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
I’d only ever had it at restaurants, where the descriptions sounded intimidating, calling for veal demi-glace and flambéing tableside.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2022
This recipe, from "Canal House: Cook Something," calls for store-bought veal demi-glace — we're a fan of any shortcut that makes dinner faster.
From Salon • Jan. 6, 2022
On the plate, shape the omelette into something like an oval, then drizzle with the demi-glace sauce.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2019
Rainier-cherry gastrique, coffee-infused demi-glace and spruce pesto swerved across a plate of remarkably tender, guanciale-wrapped venison medallions.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2018
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