MIREPOIX RECIPE

Ingredients: • 1/4 lb Bacon • 1 tbsp Butter • 2 Large red bell peppers, diced • 2 Large sweet onions, chopped • 2 Stalks celery, diced • 1 Small jalapeno pepper, finely diced, optional • 2 Whole cloves garlic, optional • 2 Large green bell peppers, diced • 1 tbsp Louisiana hot sauce or to taste

How to make Mirepoix:

• Chop the bacon and render for about 10 minutes on low heat in a big heavy bottomed skillet or dutch oven which has a tight lid. • Add butter to it • Combine vegetables with it and saute till they no longer are steaming and begin to take on color. • Reduce the heat to very low, cover and cook for about 30 minutes till the vegetables are roasted, being careful not to burn. • Add more butter to it if necessary. • Combine hot sauce with it.