mirepoix
Americannoun
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a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
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finely chopped vegetables, as onions and carrots, sometimes with meat, often used as a bed for meat that is to be braised.
noun
Etymology
Origin of mirepoix
1875–80; < French; said to have been named after C. P. G. F. de Lévis, duke of Mirepoix, 18th-century French diplomat
Example Sentences
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Aromatics are where things begin: ginger, garlic, onions and their cousins; the soft clatter of mirepoix or soffritto; a bloom of spices warming in fat.
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The beginnings of mirepoix announce themselves, which immediately steers me toward soups, stews, and bolognese.
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With the mirepoix, some remaining chicken, and a box of spaghetti, I find myself craving a lemony chicken soup.
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Mirepoix that you’ve cooked down into a jammy little soffritto.
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We then deglaze with white wine and add mirepoix that’s been buried in hot embers to soak up all that smokey flavor.
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