re: What is Your Normal Trinity Ratio?

50% chopped onions
25% chopped celery
25% chopped RED bell peppers
Garlic to taste depending on dish

I quit using green bell peppers a long time ago. They tend to be bitter and they give me indigestion.
The garlic is purely on a per dish basis, some are better than others with more garlic in them. I find a pork roast needs a lot of garlic in the gravy, beef not as much.

It's all personal preference, but I go heavier on onions and celery than most people. I usually go 3 parts onion & celery and 1 part bell pepper.

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I quit using green bell peppers a long time ago. They tend to be bitter and they give me indigestion

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America's Test Kitchen agrees with you. They recommend red bell peppers for better flavor.

depends on the dish, I like more BP in redbeans, I like less celery in etouffee. 2:1:1 is basic I guess.

Mirepoix is another story

50% onion, 35% bell pepper, 15% celery

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50% onion, 35% bell pepper, 15% celery

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About what I probably usually end up.

I use the 1 - 0 - 0 ratio

1 onion

0 bellpepper

0 cellery


And yes, for everything

1 onion
1 bell pepper
4-5 stalks of celery

Assuming they're all decent sized, it probably works out to 40% onion, 35% bell pepper and 25% celery.

For most things I make a double batch, so double my trinity above.

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The red bell pepper not only tastes better but it breaks up the green combo of green onions and green bell peppers for nicer color.

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I agree. I sub orange and red for green all the time.

Looks really good in Jambalaya also.