How many of you use or cook with a Trinity?

[GadgetGuy]

Do you know what it is?

It is a mixture of onions, green pepper & celery, either chopped or sliced, It helps to flavor any dish, sauce or gravy that you may use it for. Especially Gumbo! I use it all the time for meats & spaghetti sauce.

It gets its name from the state of Louisiana - known the world over for its Cajun / Creole cuisine.
Miropuah, if I spelling or pronouncing it right, is the same thing, only chopped or cut carrots are added, gets its name from France.

 

[epicuric]

Yes, regularly. Our version uses carrots instead of peppers and is called a mirepoix. It forms the basis of many dishes.

 

[CraigC]

That would be Cajun. Cajun and Creole cuisine, most gumbo, jambalaya and etouffee recipes call for it.

 

[Morning Glory]

Yes, regularly. Our version uses carrots instead of peppers and is called a mirepoix. It forms the basis of many dishes.

That's the French classic base - the 'trinity' is a term used for Cajun etc. as @CraigC says. I started using it a while back due to it being mentioned on the forum and it works surprisingly well - particularly with bay leaves. Its really rather different in taste from the classic mirepoix (which I also use).

 

[Morning Glory]

Yes, regularly. Our version uses carrots instead of peppers and is called a mirepoix. It forms the basis of many dishes.

That's the French classic base - the 'trinity' is a term used for Cajun etc. as @CraigC says. I started using it a while back due to hearing about it on this forum. There is a recipe here from @ElizabethB which I made - scroll down in that thread to see my effort...

 

[oddduck]

You can keep the celery to yourself, i tend to throw beans or green peas into everything with my peppers and onions.