Definition

Noun: A rich, creamy sauce typically made with butter, cream, and egg yolks, seasoned with onions and flavored with sherry or Madeira wine. It is classically used as a sauce for seafood, most famously lobster.

Usage

This word is used as a singular noun to refer to the specific sauce itself. It is often part of a dish name, such as "lobster Newburg" or "shrimp Newburg," where it describes the main ingredient served with this sauce. * The chef prepared the newburg sauce with a splash of fine sherry. * For dinner, we enjoyed scallops in a decadent newburg sauce.

Examples

• The key to a perfect newburg sauce is gently cooking the egg yolks so they thicken the cream without curdling.
• This recipe for newburg sauce calls for Madeira instead of sherry.
• She spooned the creamy newburg sauce over the poached lobster.

Advanced Usage

• As a defining element: The term "Newburg" (often capitalized) in a dish's name specifically implies it is served with this sauce. The phrase "à la Newburg" can also be used.
  • The menu featured a classic Lobster Newburg.
  • The fish was prepared à la Newburg.

Variants and Related Words

• Newburg: Often used adjectivally to describe a dish served with this sauce (e.g., "Newburg sauce," "Newburg style").
• Lobster Newburg (n): A famous American dish consisting of lobster meat in newburg sauce, often served on toast or in a puff pastry shell.

Synonyms

• Seafood sauce (a very general term; does not specify the ingredients of Newburg sauce)
• Cream sauce (a broader category; Newburg sauce is a specific type of cream sauce enriched with egg yolks and wine).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• À la Newburg: A French culinary phrase meaning "in the Newburg style," indicating the dish is served with newburg sauce.
  • The shrimp were served à la Newburg.

Noun

1. lobster butter and cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira