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brown sauce

American  

noun

  1. a simple sauce made from reduced meat stock; espagnole.


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She recalled Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas being obsessed with bacon sandwiches and said that at least four or five times he went round everyone in the camp asking if they preferred red or brown sauce.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2022

For the filling, you simply combine sliced turkey with a quickly made brown sauce scented with orange and enriched with sautéed pearl onions and dried cranberries.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2021

It was a dark brown sauce that had a touch of acid from the addition of apple cider vinegar and a little nuttiness from roasted sesame oil.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2021

Advice such as: how to make salad dressing from tinned tuna and brown sauce.

From The Guardian Jun. 19, 2019

He opened the lid of a pot with some sort of reddish brown sauce dripping over the sides, boiling furiously.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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