soffritto
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- noun
- /səˈfriːtoʊ/
- Specialized
- She prepared the soffritto before adding tomatoes and meat to the sauce.
Examples
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A well-made soffritto adds depth and richness to soups and stews.
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The recipe begins with a soffritto of onions, carrots, and celery cooked slowly in olive oil.
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The chef prepared a delicious soffritto for the sauce.
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You need to add a good soffritto to enhance the flavor.
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To make a delicious sauce, start with a soffritto of finely chopped onions, carrots, and celery sautéed in olive oil.
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In traditional Italian cooking, the flavor of the dish is enhanced by the soffritto prepared at the beginning.
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For the soup, she created a fragrant soffritto by gently frying diced onions, carrots, and celery in butter.
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Etymology
Soffritto comes from the Italian verb soffriggere, which means 'to fry lightly'. It names the chopped onions, carrots, and celery gently cooked in oil at the start of a dish, so the word reminds you that a soffritto is a 'lightly fried' flavor base.