white onion sauce

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Word: White Onion Sauce

Definition: White onion sauce is a type of velouté sauce, which means it’s a smooth sauce made from a stock (like chicken or vegetable) and a roux (a mixture of flour and fat). In this case, it has chopped sautéed onions and whipping cream added to make it creamy and flavorful.

Usage Instructions:

1. Cooking: You can use white onion sauce in various dishes. It's often served with meats, vegetables, or pasta to add richness and flavor.
2. Preparation: To make it, first sauté chopped white onions in butter until they are soft. Then, add flour to make a roux, gradually whisk in stock to create a smooth sauce, and finish with whipping cream for creaminess.

Example:

• "I made chicken with white onion sauce for dinner, and it was delicious!"

Advanced Usage:

• Culinary Applications: In fine dining, white onion sauce can be used as a base for more complex sauces. Chefs might add herbs or spices to enhance the flavor further.

Word Variants:

• Sauce: A general term for a liquid or semi-liquid substance served with food to enhance its flavor.
• Velouté: A specific type of sauce made from stock and a roux.

Different Meanings:

• Onion: The word "onion" can refer to any of the various types of onions (e.g., yellow, red, green) used in cooking, but in this case, it specifically refers to white onions, which have a milder flavor.

Synonyms:

• Creamy onion sauce
• Onion cream sauce

Idioms/Phrasal Verbs:

• "Onion skin": Refers to something very thin and delicate, analogous to the layers of an onion but not directly related to the sauce.
• "Sauce it up": An informal phrase meaning to enhance or improve something, often used in cooking.

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Noun

1. veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream

Synonyms

• soubise