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Duxelles () is a French cuisine term that refers to a mince of mushrooms, onions, herbs (such as thyme or parsley), and black pepper, sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste. Cream is sometimes used, and some recipes add a dash of madeira or sherry.

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Food.name
Duxelles
Food.image
Duxelles.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Preparation of duxelles
Food.creator
François Pierre La Varenne
Food.year
17th century
Food.main_ingredient
Mushrooms
Food.minor_ingredient
Onions or shallots; herbs
Food.serving_size
100 g

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Duxelles () is a French cuisine term that refers to a mince of mushrooms, onions, herbs (such as thyme or parsley), and black pepper, sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste. Cream is sometimes used, and some recipes add a dash of madeira or sherry.

It is a basic preparation used in stuffings and sauces (notably, beef Wellington) or as a garnish. It can also be filled into a pocket of raw pastry and baked as a savoury tart.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “duxelles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.