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duxelles

American  
[dook-sel] / dukˈsɛl /

noun

  1. French Cooking. a mixture of mushrooms, shallots, and herbs, finely chopped, sauteed, and cooked into a paste for use as a seasoning or filling.


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Just as common is a deeply caramelized mushroom and shallot mixture known as a duxelles, which lends a strong anchor of earthy umami for the beef.

From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

Add a heaping teaspoon of duxelles to each dough shell.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2021

After all, the house is practically the birthplace of an American food icon, where she taught the women of Georgetown how to prepare such meals as oeufs pochés duxelles and poulet saute portugaise.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2019

But the result is more of a cross between tomato paste, old-school mushroom duxelles, and hozon, the proprietary, pasty ferment used to supercharge flavor throughout the Momofuku empire.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018

The duxelles filled a trio of puff pastries that remained shatteringly crisp amid Madeira velouté and a burst of yellow yolk from a poached duck egg.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2018

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