cream sauce
Definition
- Noun:
- A white sauce made with cream: A culinary sauce that is white in color and has cream as its primary liquid base, often used in cooking to add richness and flavor to dishes.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The chef prepared a delicious cream sauce for the pasta.
- Chicken in a creamy mushroom cream sauce is a classic dish.
Advanced Usage
- "to reduce a cream sauce": To simmer a cream sauce to thicken it and concentrate its flavor.
- After adding the wine, let the cream sauce reduce for a few minutes.
Variants and Related Words
- Béchamel sauce (n): A classic white sauce made from a roux and milk, which can be enriched with cream. While similar, a traditional béchamel uses milk, not cream, as its base.
- Alfredo sauce (n): A rich pasta sauce from Italian cuisine, classically made from butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, to which cream is often added in modern versions.
Synonyms
- White sauce: A general term for sauces that are pale in color, which can include cream-based sauces.
- Cream-based sauce: A descriptive term emphasizing the cream component.
Related Phrases
- Cream sauce reduction: The process or result of simmering a cream sauce to thicken it.
- The cream sauce reduction coated the back of a spoon perfectly.
Related Idioms
Noun
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white sauce made with cream
