Dear SooN Cooks of the Internet,

Have you ever had LaCroix? It’s that delightful non-alcoholic drink that transformed the beverage industry. It’s genius and it’s everywhere! Essentially, the makers of LaCroix took plain water, added some sparkle and natural flavors [like lime], put it in an aluminum can and finished it off by dressing it up with a fancy name — LaCriox.

It wasn’t innovative at all. There were plenty of other drinks like it that already existed in the marketplace such as Talking Rain, San Pelligrino and Perrier. But I think there was something about the name LaCroix…something about the way that two people can never seem to agree on how to pronounce it [is it “cwoa” or “croy“???] that drove it to wide popularity.

I sort of feel the same way about Mirapoix as I do about LaCroix. If you were to evaluate the recipe based on the ingredients alone — it’s actually just chopped vegetables. It’s the name that elevates it to literally a je ne sais quoi level. Mirapoix…it just sounds fancy.

Now. If you have never heard of Mirapoix, [or have but don’t really know what it is], I’ll break it down for you: Mirapoix is a mixture of chopped onion, celery and carrot. It’s that simple.

I primarily use it to infuse additional flavor in soups, stews and sauces. It is one of the staple items that I always have on hand in my freezer. If you have never used it — consider giving it a try.

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Ingredients

1 white onion
1 celery bunch
1 carrot bunch

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#1: Prep your ingredients

Wash the carrots and celery. Remove the skin layer from the onion.

#2: Cut

If you are using the Vidalia Onion Chopper then use the knife to prep the vegetables so that they can fit in the chopper and chop. (This is the perfect job for little helpers!)

If you are using only the knife, chop all the vegetables.

In either case, do each vegetable one at a time and keep the chopped ingredients in a separate bowl. This is to help make the proportions equal in #3.

#3: store, seal, label and freeze for later use

Once the chopping is complete, you can use immediately in equal parts.

If you don’t need it right away, follow this SERVE or RESERVE storage process:

Part One | Ziploc: using the measuring cup, divide each vegetable up evenly across as many Ziploc bags as it takes to use all the chopped ingredients.

Part Two | Label and Freeze: Use the Sharpie to label each bag with Mirapoix and the date. Lay flat in your freezer until frozen, then you will have more flexibility to move around the frozen Mirapoix and fit into the space in your freezer [like Tetris] as you need. Keep frozen until you have a recipe that calls for Mirapoix. I typically put the frozen Mirapoix straight into whatever I am making.

SooN COOKING Express

For less than $3 a portion, you can buy already prepared Miraxpoix at Trader Joe’s. I often just do this and then freeze each portion straight in the container.

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Wash ingredients

Prep ingredients for chopper

Feel free to use everything!

Chop! Chop! Chop!

A perfect job for little helpers.

Keep ingredients separate.

Distribute ingredients evenly.

Store and freeze for future use.

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2 Comments

Sue Ross on January 26, 2019 at 2:35 am

Please mention some of the recipes you will be sharing in future posts that call for Mirapoix. I think it’s a great idea to prepare batches of it! I use the mirapoix ingredients in Chicken Noodle Soup, Italian Meat Sauce, Beef Stew, Split pea soup, chili, lentil soup, ribolitta, just to name a few. I think mirapoix enriches an ordinary dish and makes it more nutritious.
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- Elisha Herzog on January 27, 2019 at 4:17 am
  
  Hi Sue,
  
  Thanks for the feedback! Stock: the liquid gold of my kitchen uses Mirapoix. I’m working on the following posts that use Mirapoix also: Pork Chili, Lamb Ragu, Beef Oso Bucco. I look forward to hearing any feedback on these recipes!
  
  Thanks,
  
  Elisha
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