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Jus

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, jus means: A light meat sauce based on cooking juices, often strengthened with stock.

In Turkish: etin doğal suyundan sos, jü

How it is used

Menu phrases such as lamb jus name the source of the sauce's flavour.

Example sentences

  1. The lamb was served with a rosemary jus.

    Jus names the accompanying meat-based sauce.

  2. Reduce the jus until its flavour suits the dish.

    The instruction adjusts concentration rather than adding a flour thickener.

Common collocations

  • lamb jus
  • red wine jus
  • reduceTo boil or simmer a liquid so that some of the water evaporates, making it thicker and its flavour stronger. The result is called a reduction.
  • roastTo cook meat, poultry or vegetables with dry heat in an oven, usually at a fairly high temperature so the outside browns. As a noun, a roast is a joint of meat cooked this way.

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