onions
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You’re Not Cooking With Spring Onions Enough
I’m keen on green onions. The lazy “and the wise” man’s onion, spring onions are versatile, dirt cheap and easy to deal with, and they should be a staple in everyone’s kitchen, beyond their typical use a garnish. For those who aren’t familiar, spring onions are young onions, harvested before the bulb has formed. In…
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Make A Better, Faster Onion Dip With Burnt Onions
Onion dip is mayhaps my favourite dip, but caramelising onions is both annoying and boring. Since I am already always a little bit annoyed and loathe being bored, I am now all about the burnt-onion lifestyle, and have taken to replacing caramelised onions with scorched ones when making onion dips.
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Chop The Onions Last
If you are making a meal with a lot of ingredients that require washing, peeling, and chopping, chances are you should set up a mise en place. Organising all of your ingredients in neat little piles (or ramekins) means you can follow the recipe at the pace required, without having to pause to fiddle. The…
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The Easiest Way To Peel Whole Pearl Onions
You can buy pearl onions in several forms: raw and in a bag, peeled and frozen, or peeled and pickled in a jar. All have their uses. Purchasing them raw and unpeeled gives you the most freedom, but you have to peel them, and peeling a tiny onion is not at all like peeling a…