Questions tagged [onions]
Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with onion as a star ingredient.
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How can I easily separate onion layers in diced chunks?
I often want a small portion of onion in the form of short pieces, one layer thick. I start by cutting a slice from the onion that is about the total amount needed.
While it's a slice, the rings can ...
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What's the best way to store the dark green tops of spring onions (scallions), specifically without them growing any further or turning yellow?
When my local store has spring onions (a.k.a. scallions or green onions), I like to buy a lot of them. I mostly use the green tops as a garnish in soups or ramen, and toss the lower white parts into ...
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Why do my sautee'd onions remove grill marks from my steak?
When I make steak, I sear it on the grill at high heat, then transfer to a pan of already cooking onions, mushrooms, butter to finish on low. Sometimes I've left it a little too long in the pan and ...
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What key skills are important when preparing onion and garlic
I was reading this column in the Guardian, where Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad are answering questions from readers. One answer which made me pause is this one from Yotam Ottolenghi on key skills to ...
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How to use dried onion flakes as a substitute for fresh onion?
In Poland, onions are very juicy. In addition to that, gas has low intensity. As a result, it takes a lot of time to sauté onions, and onions are almost impossible to deep fry on the pan. To fight the ...
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Efficient method to peel onions? [duplicate]
How do you efficiently peel an onion, so both time and material wasted is minimized?
The way I do it: I cut off the stem part farthest from the roots (which has to go anyways, and gives me a nice flat ...
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Have they done something to onions recently? [closed]
Not long ago -- possibly less than a year -- I bought onions from the same store in Sweden, as medicine. I would chew on a segment so that my mouth "burned", and then wash it down with some &...
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Are there any recipes that begin with simmering aromatics rather than frying them?
It’s very common to begin a recipe by sautéing onions. But are there any recipes where you instead simmer them in a liquid, to get a different flavour profile? I am picturing sautéing some shallots in ...
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Substitute for onion sweetness?
I have a lamb stew recipe which I'm trying to adapt for my sister, who can't eat onions, garlic, or other alliums. Usually when I need to substitute for garlic or onion, I use a tiny amount of ...
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What type of onion is a "British Onion"?
I just moved to the UK from the USA, where we had access to all sorts of onions (being in Texas): yellow onions, green onions, shallots, red onions, white onions, sweet onions, etc.
We bought a bag of ...
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How to get rid of raw onion smell while doing Gojju when forgotten to fry the onions
I forgot to fry the onions before grinding it. Now I have added the ground raw onions with masala to make semi liquid sambar(gojju), how do I get rid of raw smell? Should I keep heating the Bindi ...
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Why does my girlfriend love onions, but hate garlic? [closed]
So, my girlfriend absolutely loves garlic, but hates onion with a burning passion. I'm reading up on this - they're both allium vegetables, and that's cool and all. But why is she offended by onions, ...
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Undoing the flavor effects of baking soda in cooking
I recently learned that if you put a bit of sodium bicarbonate on onion when frying it, the onion will literally melt away. This is absolutely amazing, and I love that trick.
But I tried it now when I ...
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Simmering, rather than caramelizing, onions (plus garlic and ginger)
I can caramelize onions, garlic, and ginger over 30 minutes, stir frying.
But this requires me to stand in front of the stove for 30 minutes. Instead, I prefer to spend 90 minutes, adding a bit of ...
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Why cook octopus with an onion?
I've been following all the rule books on how to cook fresh/thawed octopus, specifically to "frighten" the octopus before cooking. The "frightening" is a quick 10 second bath in ...
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How to avoid onion sweetening when sautéing?
As you know if you sauté onions they'll start to get sweeter the more they stay in the frying pan.
So is there a trick to avoids this sweetening, maybe keep more of the onion taste?
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Does it matter if I sauté onions for high liquid foods?
Many (most?) recipes ask that you sauté onions before adding other ingredients when making soups, stews, or other dishes that contain lots of liquid (as opposed to something like a stir fry).
I'm not ...
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How do people make fried onions as an ingredient as opposed to a snack? Should I coat them with flour, milk, and spices?
A Pakistani dish I am learning to make calls for fried onions as an ingredient. The recipe says "golden fried onions" and later "fried onion paste", referring to the same thing. ...
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How is this mashed onion paste called?
I usually make vinaigrette by adding typical ingredients (garlic, a mix of olive and oil, etc.) and mixing all that together with a blender.
I once added (I am not sure why anymore) some onions to ...
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How does one glue together fried onions with an edible, savory adhesive?
I'd like to make a bar that consists of fried, crispy onions (also known as “Bawang Goreng”) that are glued together. The glue should be edible and savory. I wonder what the best recipe would be for ...
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Where does the green part of the scallion start and the white part end?
I've been using Hello Fresh for a while now and many of their recipes include the step: "Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens." Looking at a typical scallion, I ...
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Alternatives to onion gravy
Whenever I cook a dish with either no meat, or when I can't get any of the juices from the meat, I tend to make a gravy based on onions. I'm wondering what alternatives there are to onion gravy. To ...
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How can I make onion tomato paste taste more punchy?
I batch pan-fried a paste of onions and tomatoes for using them in future dishes.
I love the flavour of garlicy onions and tomatoes! How can I make their flavour stronger?
I believe restaurants for ...
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Fry onions and garlic before adding to the sauce?
I am making a tomato sauce for pasta but I am not sure whether to put the garlic and onions into the sauce raw or to sauté them first?
What would be the difference in the taste, does one have more ...
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Is it normal for raw farm onions to smell like manure?
I bought onions from a truck passing the streets in Mexico and even after peeling the onions smell like manure all the way to the core.
Is this normal? If so, why don't grocery store onions have ...
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What are some ways to season that don't rely on garlic and onions?
I am looking for some alternative ways to season food. I am very familiar with currying, pesto, and chili. My difficulty is that each of these relies on onions, tomatoes and garlic.
What are some ...
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Chopped onion storage
I want to know how I can store chopped onions for 2 weeks? I have a cook-out coming up and I need to get ahead of things.
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What would happen if I blended (liquified) onions and then reduced the result?
Imagine I liquefy 10 onions with a powerful blender and I subsequently reduce the liquid. What would happen? Would I end up with a caramelized onion paste? Or something else?
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How to make good quality onion powder at home?
I chopped some onion and put it in an old gas oven. It had 3 issues:
Some pieces or parts of pieces are burned while other pieces are
still not dehydrated.
It sticks with the bottom of the aluminum ...
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Name for a flour-free onion sauce
I came across this in the context of low-carb chicken pie filling, in other words without a flour/roux base. Is there a name for a sauce that starts with low & slow-cooked onions?
Asking for a ...
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Green spots on bullseye egg
I cooked some bulls eye eggs with some onion, and after cooking there was some green stain on the albumen, but not before cooking, therefore I wonder what it might be. I thought it could have come ...
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Chopped onions in metal or plastic containers
Which preserves diced onions better? A plastic or metal container?? I'm trying to figure out which is a better storage container.
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How can I make a large amount of caramelized onions for a french onion soup?
I am looking to make a large amount of French Onion soup (for ~16 servings), and rather than spend hours in front of a skillet (as I would have to do several batches), I am looking for an easier way:
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Can I liquify/blend caramelized onions?
I will be making sausage and want to include the flavour of caramelized onions. I have caramelized the onions but the pieces seem a bit large to be in sausage.
I intend to add wine to the sausage as ...
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Which part of green onions can we use in recipes?
For recipes calling for green onions, how do we know that whether we have to use the white root of the onion in recipe or green leaves?
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How can I reduce the bitterness of onions? [duplicate]
Sometimes onions are too much better and can't use for salad. Then what should I do for reducing onions bitterness?
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How should I fry onions without burning them?
Lots of recipes begin with something along the lines of "fry onions in oil until tender/soft/translucent". When I do this I often find that the onions end up burning before they have softened. What ...
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How to remove onions smell from hands?
Why does the smell of onions linger on your hands long after you have been cutting them? Even after washing your hands. I have heard that stainless steel remove odors from hands? Is it true?
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Is it bad to refrigerate cut up onions?
Can we store cut up onions in the fridge or do onions go bad in the fridge? Do they become poisonous? Can onions be safely stored in the refrigerator after peeling? Also how can you tell if an onion ...
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Did I kill my chili's heat by processing the tomatoes and onions together?
I made this chili: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9eY0_DoEk
I ended up with a chili that, while robust, only gave a mild heat and a heavy tomato/meat flavor, even after excessive salting and ...
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what difference does slow cooking onions with/without broth make?
I'm reading recipes for slow cooker onion soup (and onion soup in general). There seems to be two camps- cook the onions with broth (~8 hours), cook the onions without broth (~6 hours) and add it in ...
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What is the maximum allowed temperature to cook onions saving the fructooligosaccharides?
Onions are a great source of fructooligosaccharides that are a natural prebiotic that beneficial bacteria of our gut microbiome feed on.
Having read about this I have started eating raw onions but ...
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Is it ok to skip onions in a recipe?
so this yet another attempt of mine to start cooking and yet again I'm frustrated by the perverse need of every single recipe to include onions. I hate onions, their flavour, their texture etc. and I ...
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Pickled onion cider instead of pickled onions
I have been making pickled onions for years with no problems. I have recently bought pre peeled onions and find that in the pickle, these onions fizz in the jar.
Why is this - the onions look ...
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Do onions help to sweeten tomato sauce?
I have a school project. We are to create a recipe of our own and also explain the effects of the ingredients used when cooking.
I would like to know if adding onions to tomato sauce helps to ...
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Chicken breast in slow cooker
I’m new to slow cooking and wanting to slow cook some chicken breast. I put in potato’s, onion and herbs along with whole chicken breast. Will this just burn onto the crock pot with no liquid in or ...
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Is onion good with leek?
I have onions and leek and I want to sautee the two together. Can I use both?
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Getting rid of raw onion taste without the frying process?
I'm trying to find a reliable way to make a good base gravy for British Indian Restaurant (BIR) curry -- for those that don't know, this is essentially the adapted form of Indian curry cooking used in ...
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How to know when a recipe shouldn't contain onion/garlic?
When travelling at a campsite, our resident cook made a Bolognese, and for fun I asked the Italian campers what they thought about it (playing on the stereotype that they are serious about their food) ...
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