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Mirepoix
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 4
This is Chef Gabriel Claycamp's (of Culinary Communion) recipe for basic mirepoix. Classically, mixepoix is used in stocks to enhance flavor, aroma, and balance, and is a mixture of 50% onion, 25% carrot, and 25% celery. Stock is a flavored liquid made by simmering roasted bones and aromatics in water. Please note that this is not a recipe designed to make stock, itself, but rather just introduces mirepoix basics.
Ingredients:
1/2 lb chopped onion
1/4 lb chopped peeled carrot
1/4 lb chopped celery
Directions:
1. Cut the vegetables into the appropriate size based on the cooking time of the dish (see note below).
2. Makes 1 pound of mirepoix, and there should be 1 pound of mirepoix to each gallon of stock you're making (with the exception of vegetable stock, which uses 4 pounds).
3. Note on vegetable cut sizes: for pork and beef use approx 3-inch chunks; for chicken, use large dice; for vegetable use small dice; for fish use minced.
4. Beef: stock in about 15-20 hours.
5. Pork: stock in about 12-15 hours.
6. Chicken: stock in about 5-7 hours.
7. Vegetable: stock in about 2-4 hours.
8. Fish: stock in about 45 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com