pearl onion
noun
: a very small usually pickled onion used especially in appetizers and as a garnish
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This dish is traditionally made by roasting, caramelizing, or boiling pearl onions, then combining them with a cream sauce made from milk and butter.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2025
Stir in carrots and pearl onions and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Plump agnolotti pasta was a spin on Mexican street corn, packed with white butter, corn, and mascarpone in a sauce of corn stock, fragrant cilantro oil and chile oil finished with cotija and pickled pearl onions.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Or peel fresh pearl onions by boiling in water with the skin in place for 1 1/2 minutes, then transfer them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process; once cool, the skins should easily come off by squeezing the onion between your fingers.
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—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2025
Stir in carrots and pearl onions and bring to a simmer over medium heat.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Plump agnolotti pasta was a spin on Mexican street corn, packed with white butter, corn, and mascarpone in a sauce of corn stock, fragrant cilantro oil and chile oil finished with cotija and pickled pearl onions.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Or peel fresh pearl onions by boiling in water with the skin in place for 1 1/2 minutes, then transfer them to an ice bath to stop the cooking process; once cool, the skins should easily come off by squeezing the onion between your fingers.
DIRECTIONS
1.
—Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Pearl onion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pearl%20onion. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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