Velouté

vuh LOO tay

Appears in
Cuisine Foundations

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2010

  • About

(lit: velvety) a thickened soup; made from a stock and a roux to which egg yolk and cream is added.

  1. One of the five mother sauces, it is a white stock thickened with a roux.
  2. A soup or potage made from a velouté to which egg yolk and cream have been added, and served with an accompanying garnish.