au jus

Thân thiện

The roast beef is served au jus with mashed potatoes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Served with its natural juices or gravy: Describes a dish, typically roasted meat, that is accompanied by the juices that were released during its cooking process.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The menu featured prime rib au jus.
  • For a richer flavor, the turkey was served au jus.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in restaurant menus to indicate that a meat dish comes with its natural pan drippings or a light gravy made from them, rather than a separate, heavier sauce.
• It is almost exclusively used postpositively (after the noun it modifies), as in "beef au jus."

Variants and Related Words

• Jus (noun): The juices themselves, often reduced and seasoned, that are served with the meat.
  • The chef prepared a simple jus from the roast's drippings.

Synonyms

• With its own juices
• In its gravy

Notes on Usage

• "Au jus" is a loan phrase from French, literally meaning "with juice." In English, it functions as an adjective. A common usage error is to treat it as a noun (e.g., "served with au jus"); the correct phrasing is "served au jus" or "with jus."
• It is most commonly associated with roasted beef dishes like prime rib or French dip sandwiches.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. served in its natural juices or gravy
   • roast beef au jus