sofrito
A sautéed mixture of chopped onions, garlic, and tomato and/or (chili) peppers, and sometimes carrots, celery, and/or herbs, used as the beginning point of a dish, especially in Hispanic or Portuguese cuisine.
Noun
- A sautéed mixture of chopped onions, garlic, and tomato and/or (chili) peppers, and sometimes carrots, celery, and/or herbs, used as the beginning point of a dish, especially in Hispanic or Portuguese cuisine.
- "Should I do it?" Jimmy asked again, finishing off his beer and using a piece of bread to sop up the sofrito. - 1996, Mary Doria Russell, The Sparrow, Ballantine Books, published 2008, page 18:
Coordinate Terms: soffritto
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish sofrito. Doublet of soffritto.