hollandaise sauce

American  

[hol-uhn-deyz, hol-uhn-deyz] / ˈhɒl ənˌdeɪz, ˌhɒl ənˈdeɪz /

noun

1. a sauce of egg yolks, butter, lemon juice, and seasonings.

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hollandaise sauce British  

/ ˈhɒlənˌdeɪz, ˌhɒlənˈdeɪz /

noun

1. a rich sauce of egg yolks, butter, vinegar, etc, served esp with fish

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Etymology

Origin of hollandaise sauce

First recorded in 1905–10, hollandaise sauce is from French sauce hollandaise “Dutch sauce”

Example Sentences

It’s also delicious steamed with a poached egg and hollandaise sauce.

From Salon

Most any time of year, I have plenty of reasons to make hollandaise sauce.

From Salon

Hùng: I liked the fish with the hollandaise sauce.

From Salon

Viewers may emerge from “The Taste of Things” desperate to find a restaurant that serves a good vol-au-vent, a turbot in hollandaise sauce or the meringue-coated ice cream confection known as baked alaska.

From New York Times

A creamy hollandaise sauce drizzled over eggs Benedict.

From Salon