mirepoix
\mir-PWAH\
noun
1. a flavoring made from diced vegetables, seasonings, herbs, and sometimes meat, often placed in a pan to cook with meat or fish.
2. finely chopped vegetables, as onions and carrots, sometimes with meat, often used as a bed for meat that is to be braised.
Quotes
After you have removed the crayfish from the bowl, cook them quickly in a traditional mirepoix.
-- N. M. Kelby, White Truffles in Winter, 2012
Origin
Mirepoix is an eponym for the Duke of Mirepoix, a French diplomat, whose chef prepared vegetables in this style. It entered English in the 1870s.
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