demi-glace
Americannoun
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demi-glaces
plural
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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
The kitchen is where I learned the only foreign language I speak: brunoise, pâte feuilletée, and demi-glace were among the first French words I knew, and they retain an incantatory power.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 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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