chef’s essentials: onion brûlée

Name: Chef’s Essentials: Onion Brûlée
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ## PLAN/PURCHASE; 1 medium yellow or white onion, cut in half

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Andy Anderson !

Wichita, KS

Updated on Aug 25, 2022

You are making soup that has a clear broth, like a chicken or beef consommé, possibly a Mexican tortilla soup… yummy. You want two things: More depth of flavor to the broth, and a bit of nice golden coloring. The solution you are looking for might just be an onion brûlée. An onion brûlée is actually quite simple, you halve a white or yellow onion, and place the cut sides down in a hot, dry pan, until it is browned and almost blackened. Then you place that onion into the soup while it is cooking. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield Several

Ingredients

PLAN/PURCHASE
1 medium yellow or white onion, cut in half

How To Make chef’s essentials: onion brûlée

Step 1

PREP/PREPARE

Step 2

You will need a small skillet to make this recipe.
Step 3

I prefer yellow onions; however, if you want a stronger onion flavor, use white.
Step 4

This onion will flavor 1-gallon of soup or stock.
Step 5

Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
Step 6

Cut the onion in half laterally, not pole-to-pole (see image).
Step 7

Place in a dry pan over high heat.
Step 8

Remove from the heat when the onion is brown and begins to blacken.
Step 9

Add to the soup while it is simmering.
Step 10

I usually wrap mine in a bit of cheese cloth to allow for easy extraction.
Step 11

Once you extract the onion, do not throw it away. I usually sprinkle it with a bit of salt and pepper, and eat it as I finish cooking… Chef’s Treat :-)
Step 12

PLATE/PRESET
Step 13

Remove the onion and serve the soup while nice and hot. Enjoy
Step 14

Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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