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mirepoix

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mire·poix  (mîr-pwä)
n.
A seasoning composed of finely diced sautéed vegetables and herbs and sometimes diced ham, bacon, or salt pork.
[After Charles Pierre Gaston François de Lévis, Duc de Mirepoix (1699-1757), French diplomat.]
mirepoix [mɪəˈpwɑː]
n
(Cookery) a mixture of sautéed root vegetables used as a base for braising meat or for various sauces
[French, probably named in honour of C. P. G. F. de Lévis, Duke of Mirepoix, 18th-century French general]
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The selection includes chopped onions, chopped spinach, chopped broccoli, chopped green bell peppers, vegetable gumbo mix, vegetable soup mix, three pepper & onion blend, mirepoix style blend and mirepoix cajun blend.
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Lakeland lamb with creamed leeks and duck fat potatoes (serves 4-6) 200g spring lamb loin 200g lamb shoulder steak, (braised and picked) 1 leek, 2 large Maris Piper potatoes, 100ml double cream, 4 sprigs rosemary, 4 cloves garlic, 100g butter, duck fat, beef stock, salt and pepper, mirepoix (1 carrot, green of leek, 1 onion, 1 celery).
A tasty lamb dish from Lakeland; Taste by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The meat is first sealed all over in fat and browned, together with a mirepoix of vegetables, then moistened to half its depth with a well flavoured liquid-light stock, wine or concentrated veal stock.
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