{"id":17755,"date":"2026-04-04T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/?p=17755"},"modified":"2026-04-04T14:23:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:23:18","slug":"my-french-grandmother-always-sticks-cloves-into-an-onion-when-i-discovered-why-she-did-this-i-was-surprised-as-i-had-never-seen-it-before-now-i-do-it-myself-and-im-absolutely-thrilled-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/my-french-grandmother-always-sticks-cloves-into-an-onion-when-i-discovered-why-she-did-this-i-was-surprised-as-i-had-never-seen-it-before-now-i-do-it-myself-and-im-absolutely-thrilled-wi\/","title":{"rendered":"My French grandmother always sticks cloves into an onion. When I discovered why she did this, I was surprised, as I had never seen it before. Now, I do it myself and I\u2019m absolutely thrilled with this trick. Let me explain what cloves in an onion are for &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DESCRIPTION<br \/>\nThis traditional French technique, called \u201coignon piqu\u00e9\u201d, involves inserting whole cloves into an onion to gently flavor soups, sauces, and broths. It adds a warm, subtle aroma without overpowering the dish. I was surprised when I first learned it\u2014but once you try it, you\u2019ll see why it\u2019s a timeless kitchen secret passed down through generations.<\/p>\n<p>INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n<p>1 whole onion (peeled)<br \/>\n4\u20136 whole cloves<!--nextpage--><br \/>\nYour choice of soup, broth, or sauce<\/p>\n<p>INSTRUCTIONS<\/p>\n<p>Peel the onion and keep it whole.<br \/>\nTake whole cloves and push them into the onion (evenly spaced).<br \/>\nAdd the clove-studded onion into your pot while cooking soup, stew, or sauce.<br \/>\nLet it simmer to release a mild, aromatic flavor.<br \/>\nRemove the onion before serving and discard.<br \/>\nTIPS<\/p>\n<p>Use fewer cloves for a lighter flavor, more for a stronger aroma.<br \/>\nWorks best in dishes like b\u00e9chamel sauce, chicken soup, or beef broth.<br \/>\nYou can also add a bay leaf with the cloves for extra depth.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t chop the onion\u2014keeping it whole makes it easy to remove later.<br \/>\nAvoid overcooking too long if you want a subtle taste instead of a strong clove flavor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DESCRIPTION This traditional French technique, called \u201coignon piqu\u00e9\u201d, involves inserting whole cloves into an onion to gently flavor soups, sauces,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17757,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17755\/revisions\/17757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quick--recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}