MIREPOIX Definition & Meaning

mirepoix

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[ mir-pwah ]

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noun

a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
finely chopped vegetables, as onions and carrots, sometimes with meat, often used as a bed for meat that is to be braised.

mirepoix

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noun

a mixture of sautéed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat or for various sauces

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mirepoix¹

1875–80; < French; said to have been named after C. P. G. F. de Lévis, duke of Mirepoix, 18th-century French diplomat

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mirepoix¹

French, probably named in honour of C. P. G. F. de Lévis, Duke of Mirepoix, 18th-century French general

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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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West African gumbo tends to be made with way, way more okra and, instead of relying on a roux or mirepoix to impart flavor, it contains dried fish powder, shrimp powder and “heavy-duty spices.”

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After browning your mirepoix and meats, reducing red wine and adding tomato paste, the next step reads as such:

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Dine-in: The Thanksgiving-inspired, but still French, menu at Maximilien will include salmon gravlax, potato cake, caviar, pumpkin bisque, roasted mirepoix and more.

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On Monday, Gills Onions of Oxnard, California, voluntarily recalled diced red onion, yellow onion, onion and celery, and mirepoix products sold in Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington as a precaution, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

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