In a french recipe, what does beurre manie mean?!

Question: I know what it is, it's a roux that goes, (perhaps among other things) with beef bourguignon, but does anyone know what the words literally mean? I know beurre is butter, but what's manie?

Thanks!

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Answers: I know what it is, it's a roux that goes, (perhaps among other things) with beef bourguignon, but does anyone know what the words literally mean? I know beurre is butter, but what's manie?

Thanks!

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cream. Butter cream. If you don't buy that. It means naked lady. They are not mutually exclusive or inclusive they are together, it means kneaded butter. It is used for thickening. Roux on the other hand is cooked before use. God don't you just love me? I use cornstarch and water mixed and then add the butter. This is how I make tater soup.

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it literally means whipped butter...voila;-)

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Translation is "butter Mania" according to altvista

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Buerre Manie is a thickening agent. It is made by mixing equal amounts of softened butter & flour.

A Roux is similar, but it is cooked. Buerre Manie is not cooked, so it needs to be cooked in whatever you're making to get rid of the floury taste.

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Manie is hand in French. Hence the English term "Kneaded Butter".

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