Definitions
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- noun A Hispanic
condiment , made with various softly-friedvegetables .
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Examples
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Start by sauteing the "soffrito" - a chopped paste of pancetta, prosciutto, onions, parsley and garlic.
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I enjoy the savoury elements of their soffrito, which is given a mild zing with the addition of the beetroot.
Archive 2007-10-01 Shaun 2007
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I enjoy the savoury elements of their soffrito, which is given a mild zing with the addition of the beetroot.
Beetroot Risotto Shaun 2007
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Jamie, however, adds smoked pancetta or bacon to his soffrito (the melange of sweated vegetables that forms the base of so many Italian dishes), as does Elizabeth David in two of her four minestrone recipes (a third uses gammon).
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Most recipes for minestrone follow the same basic pattern – soffrito, vegetable, stock, starch – but Jamie stands out by sticking in tinned tomatoes and a glass of red wine.
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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We fried battuto -- onions, carrots, and celery -- into fragrant soffrito; toasted tomato paste to add color and richness to sauces; deglazed pans with red wine, allowing it to reduce to its very essence; and we balanced sweet and sour in agrodolce.
Jesse Kornbluth: The Best Book I've Read Recently? La Dolce Vita -- A Cookbook! Jesse Kornbluth 2012
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You prepare your soffrito of finely chopped onion, carrot and celery, sauteing them gently and slowly in oil until soft and floppy and translucent.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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Prepare your soffrito of finely chopped onion, carrot and celery, sauteing them gently and slowly in the oil in a large heavy based pan until soft and floppy and translucent.
Pasta e Ceci 2010
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