Wednesday 25 January 2017

Recipe: (sort of) Mirepoix

Mirepoix is a posh name for what the Hairy Bikers call the 'Holy Trinity of cooking'.
All is it is a mix of chopped onion, carrot and celery in the ration of 2:1:1 and it forms the base for soups, stews, casseroles and similar.  It's used all over the world in different ways and under different names.  I virtually always start my soups and meaty mixes with it.

I chopped onion (stingy eyes, ouch), carrot and celery this morning and now I have a big bowlful that costs £1.20, more or less
I shall use some in some savoury pork mince I intend to cook today and the rest I shall freeze in single portions with the price on top!  How would I manage this without my scales?

Here's a couple of articles that will tell you more, if you're interested.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirepoix_(cuisine)
http://www.foodista.com/blog/2011/06/20/the-holy-trinity-of-cooking

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