Sofrito

How it is used

Common in Spanish and Latin American cooking; identify the recipe's ingredients.

Example sentences

1. The rice dish began with an onion and tomato sofrito.

   The cooked vegetable base flavours the later ingredients.

2. Our sofrito includes peppers as well as onions.

   The sentence makes the composition of this version explicit.

Common collocations

• tomato sofrito
• prepare a sofrito

Related terms

• sautéTo cook small pieces of food quickly in a little hot fat in a pan, moving or tossing them so they brown evenly. From French sauter, "to jump".
• seasonTo add salt, pepper or other flavourings to food to improve its taste. Well seasoned means the salt and flavour are at the right level.

More terms: Ingredients, Stocks & Sauces

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• stock
• marinade
• mother sauce
• roux
• emulsion
• zest
• produce
• dry goods
• mirepoix
• bouquet garni
• sachet d'épices