Bonjour reader! Feeling a little French-ie today? I am going to share about Onion Pique (French - oignon pique) on this blog. Do you know what an onion pique is, to begin with? Onion Pique is a traditional French culinary technique, designating a type of onions preparation where it is used to add flavor to sauces and stocks with no color or texture added. Toggle for Table of Contents
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What is Onion Pique?Some said onion pique; some said onion clouté as the clouté means spiked in French! Onion pique is simply a made up combination of onion, bay leaves, and cloves. There is one or more bay leaves attached to half of an onion with a few whole cloves were pushed through the bay leaves into the onion. YES, just like how you push a thumb tack! As mentioned, the onion pique is a technique that used widely in French culinary. For example in a béchamel sauce- instead of using chopped onion which would end up leaving onion pieces in the sauce, but an onion pique/ clouté is used. How to Make an Onion Pique?Why Use an Onion Pique?Using an onion pique is to helped ease in culinary technique where they would be easily removed from the dish once they have been infused. What are the Other French Culinary Technique?There are a few well-known techniques in French culinary, other than onion pique another is known onion Brule (French- oignon Brule), the “burnt onion” technique. Onion Brule is a peeled onion which is cut into half and is cooked in a pan until the edges, and the surface is well toasted. The onion Brule is used to give color in broths and consommés, and its flavor does not overtake with the final result of the dish. Toggle for Related Popular Posts Hands on Making Béchamel- the RecipeRecipe courtesy of Mario Batali Ingredients you need:
Methods:Heat the butter over medium-low heat until fully melted in a medium saucepan. Then add in the flour and stir until smooth consistency. Continue cooking on the medium heat until the mixture turns to light golden sandy in color which would take about 6 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, in a separate pan heat the milk until just about to boil. Then add the hot milk to the butter mixture, one cup at a time, always stir until the consistency is smooth enough and cook until boil. This should be approximately 10 minutes and remove from heat once the mixture is well incorporated. Lastly, season the Béchamel with salt and nutmeg, set aside, and it is ready to use! For better step by step recipe, check out the YouTube link “How to Make Béchamel Sauce” by Mario Batali. Béchamel Sauce Shelf LifeBéchamel sauce can be kept 4 to 5 days in the refrigerator. Store it in the freezer if you are not planning to use the sauce at any time soon. Be sure that you place a cling wrap directly in contact with the surface of the sauce and close tightly with the lid cover before refrigerating it. By doing this is to prevent oxidation of the sauce inside the fridge otherwise a thin layer of the dry-skin-like surface can be noticed. Seven Ways to Use Béchamel SauceSo now that you have learned how to make perfect Béchamel sauce, but wonder what you should cook with the sauce now? Here are the seven ways to use the Béchamel sauce:
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Interesting French Cooking Terms You Should KnowThis blog is about onion pique the French culinary technique, and I also want to share with you a few simple French cooking terms that I reckoned every home chef as you should know! You have just learned the term Béchamel.
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