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brown sauce

American  

noun

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


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They were hollow and airy, and while the brown sauce on the side helped provide some moisture and flavor, the meal was still pretty lackluster.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

Duck comes with two sauces: a plum sauce — fruit conserved with sugar and vinegar — and a brown sauce — duck juices and drippings mixed with soy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2021

Next, a little cup of brown sauce livens the stir-fry with oyster sauce, Japanese Worcestershire, sugar and vinegar.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2020

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2019

He was eating a samosa, dipping it into some dark brown sauce on a paper plate.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri