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.
I present you a chicken salad based on Korean cuisine. It turned out so unexpectedly delicious that she almost didn’t swallow a portion designed for 6 people!
Really, an amazing salad! I am so fascinated by him that there are no words! All its components complement and set off each other’s taste so perfectly, it’s just lovely! Quite light, very tasty, a great new salad for the upcoming holidays!
Do you want to cook something delicious quickly? My recipe is just in time! Delicious crispy biscuits with juicy filling (with which, by the way, you can experiment for a long time, depending on the availability of products in the refrigerator!)
Today I want to introduce you to rye biscuits with potatoes and mushrooms! I think the combination of potatoes and mushrooms is a win-win! Especially when this combination is complemented by rosemary, cheese and a base of the finest rye dough. Highly recommended!)
The peculiarities of French salads are their delicate consistency and elegant serving. This salad fully combines these features. Each of the products laid in neat layers brings its own unique shade to a single harmonious taste of the salad.
I suggest you try the meat soup of red lentils and cabbage. Meat can be used any of your choice. A variant of the beef pulp recipe. The soup turns out to be very fragrant, thick, rich and warming.
Why such a name? Anticipating this question, I will answer with the words of my Princess Elena Alisich from LJ. “Julien is a French word, this word is the method of cutting vegetables into strips. From the vegetables cut in this way, cook the soup. But the dish “Julienne of mushrooms” is a Russian invention. The legendary Julienne with mushrooms was ordered for yeast pancakes in the buffet of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, and then they told all their friends about it for a long time and breathlessly. Mushroom julienne is a delicious hot snack, and with the addition of chicken it is a full and hearty dish for lunch or dinner.”I’ve been cooking this dish for a long time, but this time I decided to fantasize and put Julienne in a biscuit – a real miracle of French cuisine!!! Thin, crispy, just melting in the mouth dough and a lot of juicy and fragrant filling! mmmm… It’s too delicious!!! So long to talk! Better cook and pamper your dear and beloved ones! I highly recommend it.
