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Questions tagged [onions]

Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with onion as a star ingredient.

Onions are a white or yellow root vegetable with a sharp sulfur taste when raw. When cooked, they can develop a darker color and sweeter flavor. Use this tag for questions about selecting, identifying, storing, preparing, replacing or cooking with onion as a star ingredient. Questions about dishes which include onion, but are not focused on onion, should not use this tag.

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Can onion based recipes such as bolognese be cooked in slow cooker?

Slow cookers seem like an easy way to cook a meal if you are prepared to wait the 8 hours or so for the meal to cook. Can you simply put all the ingredients, including onion, for something like bolognese in a slow cooker and expect it cook properly?…
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Looking for some advice on why brown bits burned

I was cooking this sausage and peppers recipe. I warmed up some EVO, browned the sausage on both sides, about 3 minutes on each side. They left some brown bits behind. I drained the pan of EVO and fat. There was still a slick of oil and brown…
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How to avoid onion sweetening when sautéing?

As you know if you sauté onions they'll start to get sweeter the more they stay in the frying pan. So is there a trick to avoids this sweetening, maybe keep more of the onion taste?
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How does one glue together fried onions with an edible, savory adhesive?

I'd like to make a bar that consists of fried, crispy onions (also known as “Bawang Goreng”) that are glued together. The glue should be edible and savory. I wonder what the best recipe would be for this kind of glue. With some quick googling, I…
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Do onion savers differ from other storage methods?

Santa got me an onion saver this year. It's essentially just a plastic container for a cut onion. Does this differ in any meaningful way from a plastic bag or Tupperware container? It seems a little unnecessary...
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Name for a flour-free onion sauce

I came across this in the context of low-carb chicken pie filling, in other words without a flour/roux base. Is there a name for a sauce that starts with low & slow-cooked onions? Asking for a friend ... really ;-) Thanks.
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Can I liquify/blend caramelized onions?

I will be making sausage and want to include the flavour of caramelized onions. I have caramelized the onions but the pieces seem a bit large to be in sausage. I intend to add wine to the sausage as well. Can I simply liquify/blend the caramelized…
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How to remove onions smell from hands?

Why does the smell of onions linger on your hands long after you have been cutting them? Even after washing your hands. I have heard that stainless steel remove odors from hands? Is it true?
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Red "white" onion?

Why would a vidalia onion be purple? It smelled felt and looked normal otherwise.
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How to get sour cream & onion potato chips flavor?

I've noticed that when eating common 'sour cream & onions' potato chips, there is a distinctive, cheesy-like flavour that distinguishes the chips. What gives it this flavor? Is it simply MSG, or is there a way to achieve this using natural…
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Is it safe to cook raw meat (beef) and veggies in the same pan?

Is it safe to first make sautéed onions and then cook raw (thawed) beef in the same pan? I plan on cooking the meat thoroughly (no pink), so I figured I should be okay, right?
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Do people add onions when cooking meat via sous vide

I never really see or hear of people adding onion to the bag when they are cooking meat with sous vide. Are there any reasons not to add onion? Would it affect the texture of the meat?
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I've put too much onion on my macaroni salad and it overwhelms other ingredients. Is there a way to tame down the onion taste?

I made the mistake of putting all of the chopped onion in my macaroni salad before testing it. Now the onion taste overwhelms all the other ingredients. Any easy way to tame down the onion taste?
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Substitutes for onion and garlic

My husband had a heart attack. Quite a few of his medications have a prohibition on both onions (all types including chives, shallots, leeks, spring onions, powders, etc) and garlic. We both enjoy the flavors but I'm not taking any chances with his…
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How do you accompany other veggies with caramelized onions?

I assume that when you caramelize onions and would want your dish to also have caramelized carrots it would have to be more complex than just throw the carrots along the onions to the pot. Any idea on how to pair carrots (or any other veggies) to a…
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