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.
A very light but hearty salad. Low in calories, ideal for weight loss and fasting. Even if your table is bursting with an abundance of food, there won’t be a single gram left in this salad!
Well, a very healthy and delicious salad. The recipe was shared with me by the chef of a local Korean restaurant. Very, very easy to prepare. But, oddly enough, for all its simplicity, it disappears at a time, and this is with an abundance of other, more complex dishes at the feast.
Tender, velvety, sweet pumpkin and cheese puree soup, crispy, spicy, fragrant. After frying, the cheese acquires such a sharp taste and aroma of smoked meats, smoke. It’s a great duet. Try.
Lovers of spicy – you are definitely here!!! Sharp-sweet-sour and fresh taste, very easy to prepare, bright and appetizing salad – what the doctor ordered!
I offer a simple soup in which all the ingredients make up a unique symphony of flavors that you will definitely appreciate. Cook this soup whenever you want to try something new.
This is our family recipe for a dough that has been around for many years. For me and my family, the recipe is really perfect, tested over the years. The dough does not require kneading, easy to prepare, ideal for fried pies, donuts and buns. Products made from this dough remain fresh and airy for a long time, although they do not remain – they fly apart at the time of cooking!
This soup is perfect in any form, both hot and cold. In the second case, pour lemon juice over it. Rich taste, bright color and ease of preparation make this dish really worthy of attention.
