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au jus, a. and adv. Cookery (chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |əʊ ˈʒuː(s)|, U.S. |oʊ ˈʒu(s)|
Forms: [Also with capital initials.]
[‹ French au jus, lit. ‘in the juice’ > n.
Compare the following earlier use of au jus as part of a French noun phrase in an English context:
1820M. Edgeworth Let. 4 June (1979) 144, I give you one dinner..2d service—oeufs au jus—petits pois (stewed)—lettuce (ditto). ]
A. adj. As postmodifier: designating a dish, usually meat, prepared or served in a gravy containing its own juices. Cf. jus n.
1865Mrs. Goodfellow's Cookery as it should Be 150 (heading) Endive au jus. 1918Times 18 July 5/5 Prime ribs of beef, au jus. 1957J. Kerouac On Road ii. x. 174 There were places where they specialized in thick red roast beef au jus. 2002Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 Jan. 18/1 Corn tortillas fried flat and heaped with ground beef au jus, cubed potatoes, shredded cabbage and carrots.
B. adv. With gravy or jus; in its own juices.
1866N.Y. Times 11 Jan. 2/4 The bill of fare for Tuesday was: Potage, julienne; fish, broiled,..quail, larded au jus. 1876Appletons' Jrnl. 20 May 643/2 Workmen whose duty it is..to put in each can a small amount of brine, for canned salmon have [sic] nothing else in it, being cooked au jus. 1889J. Whitehead Steward's Handbk. 242 Served on toast with that sauce poured over the heads, instead of au beurre, with butter, or au jus, with gravy. 1945Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 14 Feb. 6/4 (advt.) Round of Baby Beef roasted at a low temperature until rich brown. Served Au Jus. 2004Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. 22 Choice or Higher Aged Midwestern beef served au jus with ‘smashed’ potatoes and salad.
C. n. = jus n.
1930Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 23 Aug. 4/6 (advt.) Choice of Fricassee of Chicken With Italian Suchini, Roast Prime Beef With Au Jus. 1969Amer. Speech 44 92 An informant in Kansas reports that a cafeteria server asks customers if they want ‘the au jus’ with their beef. 1990New Jersey Oct. 100/2 But a nicely cooked veal chop was overwhelmed by its ‘Zingara’ finish, a thin, brown au jus with chopped tomatoes and bits of diced tongue and rubbery truffle. 1998Chile Pepper Dec. 18/1 The Williams family started injecting au jus into prime rib. |