Coulis

A coulis (

apples or Key lime pie. Tomato coulis may be used to add flavor to other sauces or served on its own (either cold or hot).^[2]

The term comes from Old French coleïs, meaning flowing^[3] or running.

The way of making coulis varies with the type of fruit or vegetable used: it is possible to simply mash raspberries and strawberries through a

drum sieve (for the hardest ones) can be used for straining. Reduction of coulis (to strengthen its sweetness and flavor) can be difficult, as the sauce may acquire a jam-like taste when heated, so sometimes vacuum evaporation is used to boil the mixture at a lower temperature.^[4]

Additives

While fruit coulis can be used with its natural flavor, a small amount of fruit brandy (Kirsch, framboise, mirabelle [fr]) is occasionally added when under-ripe fruits are used. Desserts that are not very sweet, like brioche, can benefit from coulis with added sugar, while the taste of ice cream, on the other hand, improves with a contrasting, unsweetened sauce.^[4]

Older uses

In its current meaning, the term is fairly new in the English language, with widespread use, alongside

Latin: cōlāre, "to strain"), the French word defining straining, pouring, flowing, or sliding (the latter meaning is still preserved in English "portcullis"). The term was used to denote strained broth, originally likely made from chicken, later also from meat and fish. The cullis was used as a sauce or as a base for other sauces.^[5]

References

^ Peterson 2017, pp. 507, 630.
^ Peterson 2017, p. 507.
^ ^a ^b "coulis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
^ ^a ^b Peterson 2017, p. 630.
^ Ayto 2012, coulis.

Sources

Peterson, J. (2017). Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
ISBN 978-0-544-81982-5
. Retrieved 2024-02-04.

Ayto, John (2012). The Diner’s Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
ISBN 978-0-19-964024-9
.

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Additives

Older uses

See also

References

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