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Pearl Onions

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I have started tossing these in whenever I saute anything. I absolutely love the taste they add and they are really good to eat once cooked. These things are a godsend.
 

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They are great, but if you really want to pull the flavor out of them you need to blanche and peel them before you saute.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
They are great, but if you really want to pull the flavor out of them you need to blanche and peel them before you saute.

It's heresy, but I buy the frozen ones already peeled. I use them for boeuf bourguignon and they are a huge time saver on a lengthy-to-prepare dish.
 

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Use Cippolini. Prepare to lose your mind.
 

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Peel them. Saute in a pan with a small amount of olive oil until they get some color. Put them in a baking dish with 1/2 cup of chicken broth, salt & pepper and bake until they carmelize. Takes up to an hour.

Easy way to peel them is to drop in boiling water for a minute and then squeeze them out of the skin.

Awesome side dish.
 

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Originally Posted by Despos
Peel them. Saute in a pan with a small amount of olive oil until they get some color. Put them in a baking dish with 1/2 cup of chicken broth, salt & pepper and bake until they carmelize. Takes up to an hour.

Easy way to peel them is to drop in boiling water for a minute and then squeeze them out of the skin.

Awesome side dish.


Yes, but don't let matt find out you're taking shortcuts.
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Pearl onions were actually the first onions I learned to like. I didn't like onions as a kid.
 

itsstillmatt

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Originally Posted by GQgeek
Yes, but don't let matt find out you're taking shortcuts.
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Pearl onions were actually the first onions I learned to like. I didn't like onions as a kid.

You are supposed to peel pearl onions that way, not shallots. marital aid. That said, I do it by hand, raw. I generally add a pinch of sugar as well.
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
You are supposed to peel pearl onions that way, not shallots. marital aid. That said, I do it by hand, raw.

I generally add a pinch of sugar as well.


I'm much better with shallots now.
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I was not using proper technique.
 

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