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sauce Nantua

[French]

A rich sauce made with cream and puréed crayfish with butter and truffles.

sauce Newburg

[French]

"Newburg sauce." A sauce of Madeira, brandy and cream, often served with lobster.

sauce noilly

[French]

A sauce made with vermouth.

sauce noisette

[French]

A sauce made of butter heated until it is nut brown in colour.

sauce normande

[French]

A sauce of white sauce and cream, served with fish. This sauce was more frequently made with Calvados or cider.

sauce parisienne

[French]

A rich, white, veal velouté sauce with white wine and mushroom essence, thickened with cream, white pepper and beaten egg yolks, seasoned with lemon juice. It is used with rich veal and chicken dishes. One of the basic sauces. I have seen this referred to as having originated in the rich pasturelands of Bavaria and, alternatively, named for its blonde colour rather than for the country of origin.

sauce périgueux

[French]

A sauce made with Madeira and flavoured with truffles.

sauce piquante

[French]

"Piquant sauce." A sharp sauce based on white wine with vinegar, shallots, capers, gherkins (US: dill pickles) and tarragon.

sauce poivrade

[French]

Demi-glace sauce with white wine, vinegar and black peppercorns, usually for venison or hare.

sauce poulette

[French]

A rich white sauce with buttered onions, mushrooms and white wine.