Onions in cooking are used in raw, boiled, fried, pickled and salted types. Although to preserve all the useful properties, minimal thermal exposure is recommended. Onions can be both a flavor seasoning for the main dish (and it is combined with meat, fish, rice, potatoes, flour products, cottage cheese, and other vegetables), and the basis of the recipe. Many national cuisines have their own “branded” culinary products, in which onions can be called a key ingredient: French onion soup, British onion pie, etc. There are some culinary tricks that will allow you to cook this product (or a dish based on it) as tasty as possible: If you add a little granulated sugar to the oil during frying, the onions will brown better. So that the chopped onion does not burn during sauteing, before sending it to the frying pan, you should roll the “straw” in flour. Then it will simply acquire a reddish hue. Onions can be added to minced meat not only to improve the taste, but also to extend the shelf life of the meat part. To get rid of onion bitterness in the manufacture of salads, raw onions are slightly scalded with boiling water, and hands and knife are smeared with wet salt.
When choosing onions, preference should be given to dense clean heads, without damage, holes and stains. The sweetness-bitterness of a vegetable depends not only on the variety, but also on the length of daylight in the place of cultivation (southern onions are considered sweeter), the mineral content of the soil, the softness of the climate, the abundance of precipitation, etc. For example, with a large amount of annual precipitation, sulfur is actively washed out of the soil, which creates prerequisites for growing a sweeter vegetable. However, in general, it is believed that white varieties have a stronger flavor and are better suited for filling pies, red and purple ones have a sweet taste and are well combined in salads and marinades, and the Spanish variety is softer and sweeter, as well as onions with yellow–brown husks are better suited for frying.
Hot picnic sandwiches can be prepared very quickly. All you need is Turkey meat, white bread, and vegetables. Minced meat with all the additions can be prepared at home, although in nature it can be made instantly. You will get a great appetizer or just a snack before the main dishes. These sandwiches can be made at home, and your children will appreciate this food.
Broccoli soup with sweet potatoes and chicken can be safely attributed to proper and healthy nutrition. It is light, low-calorie and very useful. Even those who hate broccoli eat it, as a rule, with great pleasure. Yes, to be honest, broccoli is not felt there at all. The soup turns out to be slightly sweet due to the sweet potato, so if you want, you can add a little acid to it – lemon juice, white wine vinegar or a small tomato will perfectly cope with this task.
Do you like quick recipes like me? If Yes, I present you our favorite dish, which is prepared in 30 minutes. And don’t be intimidated by the large number of ingredients, most of which are seasonings. I cook it very often, because my sons are very fond of chicken meat in sauce. You can cook it as I do, very spicy, or you can not add seasonings, it will still turn out very tasty!