Mirepoix Definition

mîr-pwä
noun
A seasoning composed of finely diced sautéed vegetables and herbs and sometimes diced ham, bacon, or salt pork.
American Heritage

A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.

Wiktionary

Origin of Mirepoix

  • After Charles Pierre Gaston François de Lévis, Duc de Mirepoix (1699–1757), French diplomat

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mirepoix Sentence Examples

  • At the French court he was held in high estimation by King Francis I., and was consecrated bishop of Mirepoix in Languedoc in December 1537.

  • Entering the Cistercian cloister Bolbonne, and graduating doctor of theology at Paris, he became in 1311 abbot of Fontfroide, in 1317 bishop of Pamiers and in 1326 of Mirepoix.

  • Mention may also be made of Mirepoix, once the seat of a bishopric, and possessing a cathedral (15th and 16th centuries) with a remarkable Gothic spire.

  • For example, classical cooking sauces and soups will use a mirepoix of onions, carrots, and celery while most sauces and soups in Creole cooking will use a mirepoix of onions, celery, and bell peppers.

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