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Three Onion Jam Recipes

I've been doing a lot of canning since April, taking advantage of all the seasonal fruits and vegetables and filling my larder. After a large batch of fruit jam-making, I decided I wanted to balance ...

What's the Deal with Shallots?

For a long time, shallots just confused us. They look like garlic but taste like sweet onions, and they're finicky to peel on top of everything else! Why would we want to cook with them?...

Ingredient Spotlight: Vidalia Onions

We snatch up these sweet onions any time we see them at the market. Do you know where they're grown? And what the town's official mascot is named? Read on......

Try This! Burnt Onions...Mark-Bittman-Style

It's not every day that we recommend intentionally burning your food! Mark Bittman actually calls onions cooked until they're tender and slightly charred one of his basic culinary staples. And doesn't...

Top Five Ways to Use Caramelized Onions

Ok, so you've probably gathered by now that we go a bit head-over-heels for caramelized onions here at the Kitchn. We've talked about how we make big batches, use them in everything, and then freeze t...

Quick Tip: Freeze Caramelized Onions

Did you know you can actually freeze caramelized onions? Indeed, you can! Faith mentioned this great tip in her post on using up a bunch of onions, and it's such a good one that we didn't want anyone ...

Good Question: How Can I Preserve All These Onions?

As a followup to yesterday's post on using up winter vegetables in your CSA, here comes a good question from Emily. She's looking for a way to use up a big surplus of onions! Dear Helpful People, We ...

Basic Technique: How to Cook Onions

Onions are definitely the cornerstone of our cooking. Minced, diced, or simply sliced into half-moons, they show up in almost every dish that we cook! How to cook them was one of the first techniques ...

Good Question: A Neat Way to Store Garlic and Onions?

Lyla is neatening up her kitchen, and she is annoyed by garlic and onion skins falling all over the counter. Can you suggest a better storage option for garlic and onions? I'm looking for suggestions...

Soup of the Day: French Red Onion Soup

We went looking for the very best Valentine's Day soup, and here you have it. A classic: French onion soup. Why? Well, we think that French onion soup may just be the sexiest soup we know. ...

Good Question: Suggestions for Cooking Without Onions?

Help! We all know the best way to a man's (and woman's) heart is through the stomach. I started dating someone who's system doesn't tolerate onions, garlic, shallots, cilantro, etc. very well. Over ...

How To Dice An Onion: The Video

We're rolling ahead with video: it's time to start showing you all some basic techniques and we'll start with the onion, that pungent bulbous bundle of flavor, so essential to so many cuisines. ...

Five Tips on How to Cut Onions Without Tears

You've probably heard dozens of old wives' tales and pseudo-scientific advice for cutting onions without tears. Two of the most ludicrous are holding burning matches in your mouth while you chop, a fi...

Good Question: Why Are My Onions Rotten Inside?

Dear The Kitchn, I make a habit of going to the farmer's market, even in the cold months. I want to support the farmers and buy their onions, squash, and garlic. But, as you can see in this picture,...