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Mire Poix - Carrots, Onion and Celery

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  • Difficulty: easy
  • Video Length: 06:22
  • Course: Basics and Techniques WTF?

Mire poix is the cornerstone of stocks and soups. Principally, it uses onions, carrots and celery. Use two parts onion to one part carrot and celery - cut into any evenly-sized shape. Rinse all ingredients thoroughly. Trim and peel onions, and trim off both ends of the carrot and peel. Celery should be trimmed at tip and root as well. Place ingredients in a pan with butter and cook until translucent. You can also substitute onion, celery and carrots for other ingredients - like mushrooms, garlic, leeks, fennel, parsnips, shallots, chilies or tomatoes. Just make sure to stick to a loose 2:1:1 ratio. Variations will give you a white mire poix, a brown mire poix, or a Cajun miro poix.

Carla Hall (Season 5)

Carla is the chef and owner of Alchemy Caterers in Washington, D.C. Her food balances the heart and soul of the South and the refinement of her classic French training. She enjoys creating memorable comfort dishes with fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. Carla approaches each event as an opportunity to make a connection with the client and to change the way they experience food. She always has good European butter, Couverture chocolate, bacon, heavy cream, olive oil - pomace and extra virgin - on hand and pies are one of her favorite things to make.