soubise
/suːˈbiːz
/noun [mass noun]
A thick white sauce made with onion puree and often served with fish or eggs.Pig's trotters stuffed with morels and a veal jus with sauce soubise, a baron of rabbit, crab ravioli: these are adventurous, dangerous dishes for a place this size....
- And it is fairly safe to assume that à la provençale portends the presence of tomato and garlic, soubise the use of onion, and so on.
- There was a difference of opinion over the roast skewered noisettes of lamb, served with rosemary and mustard soubise.
Origin
Named after Charles de Rohan Soubise (1715–87), French general and courtier.