bordelaise
Red wine reduction
Bordelaise refers to the style of Bordeaux, France, particularly in cooking.
A bordelaise sauce is a classic French red wine sauce made with bone marrow, shallots, and demi-glace, traditionally served with steak: filet mignon with bordelaise.
The term appears in other preparations featuring Bordeaux wine or the region's culinary traditions.
Making something smaller
- shallotsMild clustered cooking bulbs
- marrowSoft bone interior
- demi-glaceConcentrated French brown sauce
- thymeAromatic culinary herb
bay leaf · red wine · butter · veal stock · glaze · simmered · glossy · sautéed
Thick beef slice
- beefBovine meat for eating
- entrecôteBoneless rib steak
- chateaubriandThick tenderloin steak, sauced
- filet mignonBoneless cut from loin
veal · marrow · shallots · French · classic · bistro · brasserie · accompaniment
Fermented dark grape beverage
- MerlotBordeaux red grape
- tanninsAstringent plant compounds
- vintageQuality from past eras
- cellarUnderground storage room
decanting · sommelier · varietal · fermentation · barrel · cork · bouquet · full-bodied
Purified or cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
- French cuisineCooking from France
haute · chef · artisanal · epicurean · connoisseur · palate · gourmet · savory
reduction
Making something smaller
- shallotsMild clustered cooking bulbs
- marrowSoft bone interior
- demi-glaceConcentrated French brown sauce
thyme · bay leaf · red wine · butter · veal stock · glaze · simmered · glossy · sautéed · classic
steak
Thick beef slice
- beefBovine meat for eating
- entrecôteBoneless rib steak
- chateaubriandThick tenderloin steak, sauced
filet mignon · veal · marrow · shallots · French · classic · bistro · brasserie · accompaniment · plating
red wine
Fermented dark grape beverage
cellar · decanting · sommelier · varietal · fermentation · barrel · cork · bouquet · full-bodied · aged
refined
Purified or cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- classicalOf ancient Greece/Rome
French cuisine · haute · chef · artisanal · epicurean · connoisseur · palate · gourmet · savory · umami
France
Western European republic
Graves · Saint-Émilion · Margaux · Sauternes · Dordogne · château · terroir · appellation · vineyard · claret
- saucesgravy, ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, BBQ sauce
- Wine Saucesred wine reduction, white wine sauce, port wine sauce, marsala sauce, sherry sauce
- French saucesdemi-glace, espagnole, brown sauce, pan sauce
bordelaisebéchamel
Milk-thickened flour sauce
hollandaise · velouté · mayonnaise · aïoli · lemon butter