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.
In spring, there comes a time when crispy winter sauerkraut ends or peroxides, and pickles just get bored. The stores are full of tomatoes and cucumbers, but… It seems both fresh and beautiful, but there is no “no”, as if it is plastic. We really like this simple salad in the spring. One portion ends, immediately prepare the next. It is good as a snack and as a side dish. Salad, of course, looks like instant cabbage, but it’s not just cabbage with additives, it’s a salad. Try it and don’t get angry if this salad seems banal to you, it’s very tasty.
Krautsalat is a pickled cabbage of instant cooking. It turned out to be a very tasty, slightly sweet, crispy and juicy salad!!! I will cook more than once! The balance of sweet and sour was chosen for themselves. The salad is not troublesome, it is ideal for meat dishes instead of a side dish.
Delicious, bright and spicy salad. Fast, tasty and affordable! Highly recommended! The salad turns out delicious, fresh and moderately spicy. The flavor of the salad is given by the dressing in Korean.
Our family loves liver, so this salad has caught on and has become a favorite. Try it, and maybe you’ll like it. Easy to prepare, inexpensive ingredients and a delicious salad.
Juicy salad of onions, boiled eggs and fresh cucumber. Very simple, but how piquant.The cheese in the salad is hidden behind other ingredients, but adds flavor.
New Year’s holidays are just around the corner. Are you already thinking about the New Year’s table menu? This year I decided to cook a buffet version. A little bit of everything and when serving. This salad is also in the plans. Maybe you could use it.
An easy-to-prepare salad, suitable both for a festive table and for unexpected guests, if the meat is boiled in advance. Delicious cozy salad for every day. I ate with pleasure.
Before that, I tried to cook cheese fondue several times, but apparently everyone came across the wrong recipes…. some kind of tasteless muck. And so – after all, we decided to fulfill an old dream for the old new year – a cheese treat! It would be very tasty.
I liked the idea of serving cheese fondue in a pumpkin, just as Halloween is approaching. Instead of skewers – edible crispy sticks with nuts and pumpkin. Your guests will be amazed.
A very light, colorful, juicy and healthy salad! Which leaves no heaviness in the stomach! There are so many vitamins in one salad!!! We eat with health benefits!
