mirepoix
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- noun
- /ˈmɪrəˌpwɑ/
- Specialized
- I'm going to braise a pot roast using an edible mirepoix, burdock root, and kohlrabi for Christmas this year.
- Make a mirepoix
- Mirepoix: celery, onions
Examples
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Get more gravy by putting a rough cut of mirepoix on the rack and in the roasting pan.
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You could also simply add diced potatoes in with the mirepoix at the beginning of the recipe and call it a day.
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This mirepoix is the base for much of the cooking in the regional cuisines of Louisiana.
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I doubt most people could even identify half of the ingredients that went into a dish (even when the list includes basics like mirepoix, seasoning, oils, and vinegar).
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The holy trinity is the Cajun and Louisiana Creole variant of mirepoix: onions, bell peppers, and celery in roughly equal quantities.
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Add a little butter or oil and sauté the onion, celery, and carrot (mirepoix) until they start to brown a little.
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To start our soup, we'll prepare a mirepoix by sautéing chopped onions, carrots, and celery.
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The recipe calls for a mirepoix as the base to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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After sweating the mirepoix, the chef added the meat to simmer with the vegetables.
Synonyms
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7.9
A small mix of chopped fresh herbs like parsley and chives used to flavor food
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mirepoix comes from French and was named after a place and a noble family called Mirepoix. Cooks began to call the simple mix of chopped onion, carrot and celery a 'flavor base', so today mirepoix means the vegetable mix that starts many sauces and soups.