AU JUS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of au jus in English au jusnoun [ U ]   food & drink   specialized uk /ˌəʊ ˈʒuː/ us /ˌoʊ ˈʒuː/ /ˌoʊ ˈʒuːs/ Add to word list Add to word list the juices that come out of a piece of meat when it is cooked, used as a sauce: The beef comes with a side of au jus. Slice up the roast meat and serve it with au jus.

• I loved the au jus that the roast made.
• We had roast lamb with au jus.
• The beef is served with an au jus dip.

Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles

• adobo
• aji
• Alfredo
• apple sauce
• aïoli
• dashi
• deglaze
• demi-glace
• Dijon mustard
• dill pickle
• mirin
• miso
• molasses
• Mornay
• mousseline
• salsa
• sambal
• scalloped
• secret sauce
• shoyu

See more results » au jusadverb   food & drink   specialized uk /ˌəʊ ˈʒuː/ us /ˌoʊ ˈʒuːs/ /ˌoʊ ˈʒuː/ served in its own juices: I found a great recipe for roast chicken au jus. I ordered the sirloin of beef au jus. Prime rib is often served au jus, which is French for "with juice ". Cookery terms

• amandine
• au gratin
• cuisine
• curdle
• Dutched
• extra-rare
• farci
• mirepoix
• mise en place
• niçoise
• Normande
• nose to tail idiom
• temper
• tsp.
• uncooked
• unstrained
• wilt
• à la grecque
• à la king
• à la mode

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au jus

phrase with a thin sauce made from meat juices: Some restaurateurs have renamed their roast prime rib of beef "with natural juice" instead of "au jus". You can have an 8-ounce portion of our famous prime rib, served au jus, for $10.00. We ate sirloin of beef au jus. The vegan option was a seitan filet mignon au jus. The meat was served au jus. US used to refer to the sauce itself: Tender roast beef is served with grilled onions and au jus on the side. They are served with sauteed mushrooms in butter, or with au jus, whatever is your preference. They serve the sandwich with a kind of Moroccan au jus on the side. She served prime rib dipped in au jus. There was plenty of bread to dip in the rich au jus. See also jus (Definition of au jus from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of au jus?

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