duxelles
Americannoun
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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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