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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

My dining companion loves her stroganoff, the brown sauce tart and creamy, the spaetzle just right.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2019

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2019

Bedded on potato mousseline, the bird’s breast is roasted, the hindquarter braised and the velvety brown sauce owes its nutty notes to vin jaune, a pungent, sherry-like yellow wine from the Jura region of France.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2017

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

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri