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Onions and other vegetables in the same family might be the first vegetable that's cut in preparing a meal. Check out Kenji's Knife Skills posts on "How to Cut an Onion," "How To Prepare Leeks" and his latest, "How to Peel Pearl Onions." As a major ingredient, a garnish, or just a supporting flavor, they're essential to so many of the dishes we love.Knife Skills: How To Peel Pearl Onions
To be honest, pearl onions are available pretty much year-round at the same quality level, but they're especially useful in winter when other vegetables aren't in their prime. Available in white, yellow, or red (just like their full-sized brethren!), they are generally milder than full-sized onions and take on a noticeable sweetness when cooked. Here's a little trick to help you remove the skin easily with your fingers by blanching the onions first. Watch the video for full instructions.How to Make Battuto: The Italian Soffritto
Although you hardly hear the word anymore—it's even hard to find in classic Italian cookbooks—battuto is basically an Italian (and much more fun to say) term for finely chopped aromatics (apparently, the words translates as "beaten"). Usually it's a combo of onions, celery, carrots, garlic and parsley cooked in fat such as lard or, more recently, butter or olive oil, and it can sometimes includes a meat like pancetta, bacon or prosciutto. But almost always it's the first element of a dish to hit the pan, and the one that makes you close your eyes and hum after taking the first bite later on.Knife Skills: How to Cut an Onion
In the mood for some chili? You're gonna need three cups of onion, medium dice. Making chicken stock? Two onions, large chunks, please. And what about onion soup? Yes, believe it or not, you'll need onions for that too. No matter how you slice 'em, onions are used in a good 30 to 40 percent of any cook's savory dish repertoire, if not more. They are the first thing you should learn how to cut when you pick up a knife, and, at least for me, are still one of the most pleasurable foods to take a sharp blade to. In this slideshow, we'll go step-by-step through all of the basic onion cuts, as well as talking about the differences between various flavors of onions.Technique of the Week: How to Caramelize Onions
Note: Each week Kumiko Mitarai will break down simple, but hardly ever explained, cooking techniques. The step-by-step lessons will feature corresponding recipes so you can put that basic technique into practice. This week she caramelizes onions. Take it away, Kumiko! —The Mgmt. Use This Technique Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Caramelized Onions and Bacon » I used to think that browned onions and caramelized onions were pretty much the same thing. The difference is actually pretty dramatic. Onions can be browned in just a few minutes and have a toasted, sometimes charred taste on the surface. But when onions are caramelized, they develop a deep sweetness and a beautiful amber color that goes all the way through the onion. It's an...Sweet on Walla Walla Onions
The crew at Cavalli's packs Walla Walla Sweet Onions. On a recent trip to Washington state's hottest wine country (both in terms of temperature and explosive growth; the "next Napa Valley" is home to more than 100 vintners), I tasted some great wine, but that's not what I came home with. My trunk was loaded with 55 pounds of Walla Walla Sweets. Before world-class cabernet, merlot and other Euro-riffic varietals were being produced in this corner of the state, Walla Walla was all about the onion. Many of the small Mom-and-Pop farms started by Italian immigrants are still in operation today, the fruits of their labors for sale in roadside stands heading east of the town so nice, they...Onion Action Goggles
If chopping onions bring you to tears, you might want to invest in a pair of Onion Action Goggles. They won't fog up, and they provide a foam seal to keep out onion vapors. [via Swissmiss]...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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