California Farm Creamed Pearl and Boiler Onions

Name: California Farm Creamed Pearl and Boiler Onions
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh pearl onions or fresh boiler onions, or pickled pearl onions; Boiling water to cover onions; Cold water; 4 Tbs unsalted butter; 1 tsp sea salt; 2 Cups full milk; 2 Tbs all purpose flour; Tsp black Pepper to taste; 1 oz California sherry wine per adult when serving

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

We grow french Cymes onions from seed. We start harvesting and dry the small, young and mild ones in September, harvest the larger, mature, pungent ones in November. Leave the best ones to make seed. We dry and store them all year till next harvest. Pearl onions ( under 1” diameter) and boiler onions ( from 1” to 1 1/2 “) are dug up and dried early for their mildest flavor. Here is a quick and handy tearless way to remove the dry outer peel when preparing them, and our family cream recipe. We also pickle them for this recipe to use the rest of the year.

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 people

1 poundfresh pearl onions or fresh boiler onions, or pickled pearl onions
California Farm Pickled Pearl Onions
Boiling water to cover onions
Cold water
4 Tbsunsalted butter
1 tspsea salt
2 Cupsfull milk
2 Tbsall purpose flour
Tspblack Pepper to taste
1 ozCalifornia sherry wine per adult when serving
Equipment: sauce pan, collander
Cost: onions $1, milk 50 cents, sherry wine, other 50 cents, 50 cents per portion

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Easy no tear peel: cover onions with boiling water, steep two minutes, pour off, rinse with cold water, trim the rootcrown, dry peels come right off when rubbing. Trim top ends.
2

Bring quart of water to a boil with teaspoon of seasalt, add peeled onions, bring back to boil, 5 minutes for pearl, 10 minutes for boiler size, forktest: when tender, drain, put in serving bowl.
3

Melt 4 Tbs of unsalted butter in pan, add 2 Tbs of flour, teaspoon of seasalt, stir till smooth, golden and bubbling, add 2 cups of milk, bring to boil till thickened. Taste, add pepper as preferred. Drizzle with California sherry wine when serving adults. Pour over cooked onions and serve. Enjoy.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on January 18, 2023 00:17

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.