Soffritto
Soffritto is the foundation of a lot of Tuscan sauces, soups and other dishes. Soffritto is carefully prepared over a low heat, to bring out the sweetness of the ingredients, which normally include: olive oil, water or wine, onion, garlic, carrot, celery, salt and pepper.
There are many variations of a soffritto, this depends on what the other ingredients of the dish will include.
In Italian soffritto means, slowly fried. It comes from the verb soffriggere, to fry
slowly.
There are many variations of a soffritto, this depends on what the other ingredients of the dish will include.
In Italian soffritto means, slowly fried. It comes from the verb soffriggere, to fry
slowly.
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Ingredients for a basic soffritto mix:
1 medium onion, chopped finely 1 medium carrot, chopped finely 2 sticks of celery, chopped finely 1 clove of garlic, chopped finely 1 sprig of rosemary, chopped finely 2 bay leaves Ground black pepper 100ml/3 ½fl oz extra virgin olive oil |
Method
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onion, carrot and celery with a good grinding of black pepper and then add the herbs and the garlic. Fry on a low heat for 15-20 mins. This is the basis of a soffritto, now you can add the other ingredients depending which dish you are making. |