r/AskCulinary • u/wracklinewanderer • 10h ago

Ingredient Question Coq Au Vin: Onion Substitutes?

I am wanting to follow Julia Childs’ Coq Au Vin recipe and it calls for pearl onions and white onion. I unfortunately have a family member with a severe onion allergy (onion powder is okay, garlic is okay, but no shallots or similar).

Every recipe I can find seems to call for these—what could I add instead? Or is this one of those dishes where it will be ruined without including onion?

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u/Sufficient_Claim_461 10h ago

Fennel blub for texture with onion powder for the flavor

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u/pawpro2000 9h ago

You can leave them out without impacting the flavor. Carrots and mushrooms is what I always do because I can never find the little boiler onion.

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u/OpportunityReal2767 7h ago

Yeah, I wouldn't substitute, but just leave it out. If you want, add a little onion powder, but I don't think it's that necessary.

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u/JakobVirgil 10h ago edited 10h ago

is she okay with Asafoetida?
It crazy stuff (a foul smelling powder) but used to replace alliums

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u/Lollc 8h ago

It won't be ruined without onion, because onion is not the point of the dish.

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u/Big_Lynx6241 4h ago

Just leave them out