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.
We love this wonderful fish. There’s always a can of canned tuna in the fridge in case you want to. And when there is no time (or just laziness) to make a salad, I cook these simple but very tasty sandwiches. Pickled onions, fresh and crispy celery and “meaty” tuna on a slice of rye bread – it’s great!
A very fast and extremely delicious pie. The dough turns out to be tender with a creamy taste. This recipe is suitable for a hearty breakfast, lunch and dinner, as a supplement. Cooking takes about 10-15 minutes
My family loves mashed soups very much, and I am constantly experimenting with them. I offer you a delicious and healthy soup – puree of rice and lentils. If this soup is cooked on water, then it is suitable for fasting.
I’ve been cooking this salad for a very long time, but I started serving it in egg tartlets two years ago – as soon as I saw this option of serving another salad on the Internet. I really liked this idea. In these tartlets, you can serve any salad that includes eggs.
I offer you a recipe for a quick and delicious potato goulash. The history of this dish began in Hungary. Goulash was a traditional dish of Hungarian shepherds and was cooked in cauldrons over a fire. But, as it often happens, this dish fell in love with the Austrian chefs who prepared it for themselves. And now, in winter, in restaurants and houses in Austria, chefs and housewives are preparing this wonderful, hearty dish. So, I want to share with you this simple, delicious recipe.
