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duxelles

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[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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Add a heaping teaspoon of duxelles to each dough shell.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2021

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

Potato croquettes, wild mushroom duxelles and quail roulade were just as fastidiously prepared.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2018

The earthy nuttiness of the lettuce is a wonderful foil to the subtle flavoring of the sole and richness of the duxelles.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2016

To make his Angus Burgers, Motley first makes duxelles, the classic French mixture of mushrooms, aromatics and seasonings; he uses a blend of creminis and portobellos, plus morels when they are in season.

From Washington Post

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