How to Use beurre blanc in a Sentence

beurre blanc

noun
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  • The beurre blanc came out smooth and creamy, though the lipped edges of the pan ran hot, burning the edges of the liquid.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
  • From escabeche to beurre blanc, here are the very best dishes to get your ramp fix this spring.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 7 May 2020
  • To say beurre blanc is transformative is to say the very, very least.
    — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, 28 June 2013
  • To make the lemon beurre blanc: In a hot sauté pan, add one tablespoon of butter and the shallots.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2018
  • In time for grilling season, the sauce that seems just right is that most classic of all French sauces: beurre blanc.
    — Alex Hitz, House Beautiful, 28 June 2013
  • Place salmon filets skin side up on a platter and garnish with salmon roe beurre blanc and lemon wedges.
    — National Geographic, 2 July 2019
  • Drizzle with lemon beurre blanc and top with tomato jam.
    — Nancy Miller, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Nawab takes Maryland Peekytoe Crab meat and poaches it in a French beurre blanc, thinned with lemon juice.
    — Julia Sayers, AL.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served, but come for a cocktail and stay for a meal of fresh tuna tartare followed by seared grouper in a beurre blanc.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Town & Country, 8 Jan. 2019
  • There is also fresh lobster with creamy tarragon sauce and beurre blanc (a French butter sauce) on a bed of fettuccine.
    — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • As mandated by the brewpub bible, there is a burger, a thin patty ground in-house and served with raw-milk cheddar and smoked tomato beurre blanc on brioche.
    — Julia Thiel, Chicago Reader, 20 Sep. 2017
  • Caviar currently stars in a dish of seared red snapper with sunchoke confit and a saffron citrus beurre blanc.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • So, too, fat nine-herb cappelletti were bathed in a beurre blanc and a judicious sprinkling of Parmigiano.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 11 June 2021
  • Then drape the scallops with beurre blanc — a classic French sauce made with wine, vinegar, shallots and lots of butter — for an extra dose of luxury.
    — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Dots of horseradish cream, fingerlings and powdered cashews bring earthy flavors to classic Dover sole in beurre blanc.
    — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2018
  • But there’s also tinned fish on a plate in the style of modern wine bars, chilled poached prawns with vadouvan aioli and roasted halibut in an elegant Meyer lemon beurre blanc.
    — Michael Russell, oregonlive.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Course 2: Fennel and apple salad, scallop, beurre blanc.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Adrienne feels confident with her dish: a butter poached lobster with mountain bread, champagne beurre blanc and caviar.
    — Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Maryland blue crab draped with lemon beurre blanc and presented on a crisp wonton nets another rich pleasure.
    — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
  • Ringed in a luminous beurre blanc, succulent twin Gulf prawns locked heads over creamy, perfectly cooked Anson Mills grits.
    — Adam Erace, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2020
  • Bub and Grandma’s focaccia comes capped with burrata and blistered Sun Gold tomatoes; seared striped bass with beurre blanc nestles in a bed of crisp pea tendrils.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 31 May 2018
  • Signature’s lobster complemented the firm, alabaster meat with a lush beurre blanc and tangy rings of shallot confit ($65).
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Dishes featuring togarashi scallops with beurre blanc or charred gochujang pork with sour cherry soy sauce are only the tip of the culinary ice berg.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Mains include bulgar wheat stuffed cabbage, parsnip purée and herb oil; mussels, cider, parsley and seeded garlic baguette and seabass with beurre blanc, pickled dulse and pink fir potatoes.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The traditional malt vinegar becomes a velvety beurre blanc.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
  • Think snapper escovitch with carrot beurre blanc and the star of the show: tender curried goat with pillowy sweet potato gnocchi buried underneath.
    — Kristin Braswell, Bon Appétit, 7 June 2019
  • Those with a larger afternoon appetite can choose from bigger dishes such as crawfish gratin with frites and black bass served alongside young lettuces, spring peas, tarragon, confit lemon, and beurre blanc.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The menu includes grilled salmon salad on a corn tostada, red fish with tomato artichoke beurre blanc sauce, enchiladas with lump crab meat, chocolate strawberries and churros.
    — Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Pasta found its strongest voice at dinner, with supersize fried shrimp over a tangle of spaghetti dressed with beurre blanc and whole calabrese peppers, a real yeoman’s platter.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Other menu highlights include whole branzino topped with gremolata and served with roasted baby carrots and mashed potatoes with beurre blanc sauce.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2023

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