Battuto and Its Evolution Into Soffritto
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Description
Hazan distinguishes between the raw chopped mixture (battuto — from battere, to beat or chop) and the cooked aromatic base (soffritto). The battuto is the unmade soffritto; the soffritto is the cooked and transformed battuto. This distinction matters because it establishes the Italian kitchen's fundamental organisation: mise en place of the aromatic base precedes every preparation that uses it, and the quality of the chopping determines the uniformity of the cooking.
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The Thread
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