How to make mirepoix ( soffritto ) - cooking tutorial

Sonia teaches us how to prepare one of the most important base recipes: the mirepoix, or soffritto. Let's see how to make it with the cooking tutorial by Yellowsaffron!

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To make a good dish, you need to start from a good base. The mirepoix is one of the most important basic preparations. Let's see how to make it... you'll need a medium carrot, half a onion and a stalk of celery.
Take a stalk of celery, wash it and remove the external leaves.
Using a peeler or a knife, remove the outermost stringy membrane.
Cut the stalk lengthwise into strips... and dice them.
Move on to the carrot, peel it with a peeler.
Cut it into fine strips... and dice them.
Now start with the onion, peel and cut it into halves.
Place it on a worktop and cut it first lengthwise, then across.
Now slice the onion.
Finally, put the vegetables in a frying pan with the oil and sauté on a low flame.

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[GreekBeast02]

Can you give me some examples of what I can do with that base? thanks :)

[yellowsaffron]

@GreekBeast02 It's a good base to make a tomato sauce (v=68ECJUfJgHU) or a first course, such as the bean and pasta soup (v=B2mRjqiW-JI), or to flavour the meat, for example the roast (v=w42hYpvrR4M), the pork shank (v=MSXOrOJ_rrA), the veal (v=xes0dwQxdqA), the beef stew (v=YBdobz1HpkE), etc.

[HyperNati]

it would be awesome if you put english subtitles in the videos so i can hear her italian words! ;)

[yellowsaffron]

@HyperNati This is the Italian version of the tutorial! v=2ZAmVwurmts

[yellowsaffron]

@ferbrz No, it's just because 2 voices together without seeing the person who's talking was too confusing!

[yellowsaffron]

@ferbrz Don't worry, you'll be satisfied soon!

[gonefing1234]

a mirepoix is supposed to be 2parts carrots 1part onions and 1part celery.

[GreekBeast02]

@yellowsaffron Woah thanks alot

[SimpleLu09]

does anyone one by any chance where i could find saffron?...i cant find it in any of my local grocery shops...do i have to go to a whole foods store or something like that

[Gediminas1111]

This is clear an professional way. Great tutorial. :) FANTASTICO :D

[HyperNati]

@yellowsaffron oh thank you very much! i'm going to check it out =D

[martamellow]

Wish I could hear the original voice, in Italian, with English subtitles...

[her1337ness]

@yellowsaffron I miss Sonia's voice :(