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.
Mussels in tomato sauce according to a recipe from Italy. Often ordered in restaurants. Cooking at home is also easy and unpretentious. The taste of tomatoes and fish. Try to cook.
This is a familiar dish for the indigenous inhabitants of Odessa. Pilaf turns out very tasty. Cooking will not take much time. The whole family will be delighted. The taste of the dish is marine and spicy.
I suggest you try stuffed squid – the main dish and side dish are fused together here! Squid, it seems, are specially prepared for stuffing. And your imagination will tell you what it is. It can be minced meat, fish, vegetables or seafood. My imagination, thanks to the competition “Grinding maneuvers”, suggested this option. Try it, it turned out very tasty and spectacular, and most importantly – my husband liked it!
Mussels “Mariniere” (free. “moules marinieres”) is a traditional dish of the largest fair in France, which is held every first Sunday of September in Lille. I cook these mussels all year round.
The recipe was invented and implemented by her beloved husband. I stole it with his consent. Suitable for both potatoes and rice. And it can be used as an independent dish. Try this and you will cook.
Once in France… although, why “once”? Being constantly at sea in France, I order this dish whenever possible. Just imagine a cozy outdoor cafe on the waterfront of La Grande Motte resort, a holiday around, the sound of the wind and the voices of happy vacationers, the smells of fish and seafood mixed with the salty smell of the sea and the freshness of the wind. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to go there this year, but why not invite the South of France to my home?
I suggest cooking a simple and hearty dish of seasonal zucchini for lunch or dinner. Fragrant, tender and delicious. It is easy to cook, and to leave it firm, always ask for a few seconds) Sooooo delicious to cook a magic bread sauce!
