Category "onions"

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.

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

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,

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

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 flav

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 alt

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." Looki

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

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

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 t

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

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 k

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

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

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 lo

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, an

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 sme

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 onion

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

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 flav