velouté
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of velouté
< French: literally, velvety, velvetiness, Middle French velluté, equivalent to vellut- (< Provençal velut velvet ) + -é -ate 1
Vocabulary lists containing veloute
Example Sentences
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The meal began with a garden herb velouté paired with a hearts of palm salad, followed by an ravioli dish featuring herbs from the White House garden.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
How else would a modern cook make a velouté?
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2022
The culinary possibilities of scallop roe thrill some chefs, including Angie Mar, the chef of Les Trois Chevaux restaurant in Manhattan, who dreams of putting scallops baked in a roe-spiked velouté on her menu.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
The duxelles filled a trio of puff pastries that remained shatteringly crisp amid Madeira velouté and a burst of yellow yolk from a poached duck egg.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2018
Now add one pint of this velouté to the suprême sauce; reduce the whole on an open fire, while constantly stirring.
From American Cookery November, 1921 by Janet McKenzie Hill
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