How to Lyonnaise an Onion - Slicing Onions - Tips & Tricks | Club Foody
Mmm….France! Who doesn’t enjoy a nice French meal once in a while? French cuisine is very well-known and is in the top 5 of the culinary world for many delicious reasons…
At first it was influenced by Italian cuisine but it soon parted ways with its gastronomic mentor, creating its own cooking style around the 17th century. Many important culinary methods and techniques developed by the French have had a major impact on many talented chefs.
Earlier in the year, I started sharing the 5 French Mother Sauces with you and every home cook should be familiar with them. There are many other important kitchen techniques to know and one of them is knife skills. There are several ways to prepare ingredients depending on the recipe and different knife cuts are often needed.
For example, prepping a carrot for a stew by cutting it julienne style would be ridiculous! Chopping celery coarsely for a salad would also be strange. When it comes to an onion, there’s an excellent style to use; Lyonnaise cut. This knife cut is used quite often in the kitchen and is a great skill to master.
Lyonnaise an Onion is the perfect example of when to use this technique. In the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sharing my Veal Ossobuco with you and later on this month, my Classic French Onion Soup. Both recipes require sliced onions and by using this knife cut, not only is it much easier and faster but your onions will also be perfectly cut. This is an excellent example to show you that different culinary knife skills do come in handy!
After watching the video, you’ll see how Lyonnaise an onion is easy and efficient. It is a knife cut that you should definitely add to your culinary skill set.
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