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 want to contribute to the variety of fish pates and their derivatives. The recipe was obtained experimentally as a result of delicious research. Easy-to-prepare cream-spread-pate for weekday or holiday feasts, filling for pancakes, profiteroles, tartlets!
A beautiful, fragrant cake will decorate any festive table. Tender dough, combined with meat and vegetable filling – will not leave anyone indifferent. A great option for a hot snack.
Cream cheese curd sauce with tomato paste and cognac. Tender with a hint of tomato and a little spicy from the burning red pepper. The sauce can be applied not only to meat. It is very good to spread toast bread and put sausage on top… or something else.
Risotto is always delicious, and doubly delicious with shrimp. Lemon, in turn, gives a pleasant sourness and goes well with shrimp. And with saffron, the dish gets a bright yellow Sunny hue. Full harmony of taste, color and aroma!
What kind of cutlets are there! Spicy herbs are added to the minced meat and prepared with various fillings. All these simple techniques help to diversify the home menu and significantly save time. I have mega cutlets. They have an unusual taste and interesting texture-tender meat with filling, and on top of a crispy crust of fried breadcrumbs.
Every hostess on the eve of the new year holidays asks the question, what can be prepared quickly and tasty for hot food for the reception of guests? I offer a simple and home-made delicious dish “Zrazy with dill and cream cheese”. Minimum costs and time.
Chicken liver pate is in great demand on the festive table. You can prepare several types of snacks using pate. Rolls with it look delicious. They are made easily, you can do it in advance. Suitable for a buffet.