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.
If any of you do not know what would be so delicious to cook for Sunday lunch, I suggest you pay attention to this recipe. Wonderful meat with an unusual sauce with pickled onions. I assure you that everyone will be happy.
This delicious recipe can come in handy in the mushroom season. The presence of whole-grain flour in the dough enriches it with useful fiber. A pan-dried onion with 1 tablespoon of oil reduces the formation of trans fats. A dish with a high protein content due to the presence of eggs is provided to you. This dish is suitable for ovo-vegetarians.
Another recipe with chicken liver. I try different options, I put the best ones in my cherished notebook. This recipe is already listed in it! The liver turns out to be the most tender, with a creamy taste. It is good both in cold and hot form.
Savory to the taste, with notes of light sharpness from Dijon mustard and a sweet fruity aftertaste from pomegranate juice, juicy meat. Very tasty shish kebab! I recommend it.
Pilaf made in a wok on a tandoor with lamb, dried fruits with the addition of walnut oil. This pilaf can be prepared on the stove at home in a suitable dish!
