butter sauce

noun

1. a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.

Word History and Origins

Origin of butter sauce¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In addition to the ones listed above, Ang loves pairing it with coconut milk for a more tropical flavor profile, Martinez adds it to her doughnut dough, and Sever has been known to add it to butter sauces and into spice rubs for seasoning pork.

From Eater

It is served atop tamarind butter sauce and topped with grilled pineapple salsa.

From The Daily Beast

Then from the pan came perogies of duck and red cabbage, in an orange butter sauce, as delicate and tasty as Chinese dim sum.

From The Daily Beast

When I brought on the asparagus, he said that in Poland they put burnt bread crumbs into drawn-butter sauce.

From Project Gutenberg

To add food material, a dressing, such as drawn-butter sauce or mayonnaise dressing, is usually served.

From Project Gutenberg

Use this vinegar as a condiment, or put a small quantity into drawn butter sauce for mutton.

From Project Gutenberg

Moisten one cup flaked salmon with butter sauce, pinch minced parsley; one hard boiled egg, chopped fine.

From Project Gutenberg

Serve with white sauce or melted butter sauce, or parsley and butter.

From Project Gutenberg