How to chop an onion in 3 steps To chop an onion by hand, peel it first. Then slice it in half vertically through the root, so that each half has part of the root in it. This is the only time you cut through the root. No further cuts through the root — you…
Onions
Alsatian Onion Tart
A delicious quiche-like pie that costs only the price of a cup of milk, 2 eggs and a few onions to make. This is a good week-day dish as it is economical, does not require much of your attention, and you are very likely to have all the ingredients on hand
Banana Shallots
Banana Shallots © Denzil Green Banana Shallots are longer than the ordinary round shallots. They’re supposedly named for their shape, though they’re not really banana shaped as in with a curve and all; they’re more torpedo-shaped — though presumably someone decided the term “torpedo shallots” would be off-putting. They have smooth, tan-coloured skin. Some varieties…
Onion Powder
Onion Powder © Randal Oulton Onion Powder is a beige-coloured powder that is made from fresh onion that has been peeled, dried, then ground to a fine powder. It is used as a spice to provide an onion flavour in food where you wouldn’t necessarily want chunks of onion. It also provides a quick way…
Onion Sauce for Hot Dogs Recipe
This is a very nice relish.
Yellow Globe Danvers Onions
Yellow Globe Danvers Onions are large onions, almost perfectly round, with thin yellow skin (actually yellowish browny-orange) and white flesh inside. They have a mild taste. The plant is a good producer. All the onions tend to ripen at the same time, making commercial harvesting easier. The variety is open-pollinated. Storage Hints Stores well. History…
Cocktail Onions
Cocktail Onions © Denzil Green Cocktail Onions are very small, white, crunchy pickled onions. They are made from pearl onions that are peeled and pickled in white vinegar. Most are sour, but you can also get sweeter ones. You can also get them packed in a mixed solution of vermouth and vinegar. They are used…
Onion Slicing Guide
An Onion Slicing Guide is a tool to help you cut paper thin slices of things such as onion and tomato. One type of guide resembles an Angel Food Cake cutter, only the tines are shorter. You peel an onion, cut it in half, place the onion cut-side down on the cutting board, insert the…
Pickled Onion Relish Recipe
This isn’t a proper, preserved relish. It’s meant to be used either the day it is made, or refrigerated and used up within a few days.
Pickled Onions
Pickled Onions © Denzil Green Pickled Onions are onions that have been pickled in vinegar to preserve them. The onions used are smallish ones, as opposed to Spanish-onion size. The onions are pickled peeled, but whole. There are many different recipes and styles, even ones now that are spicy with chiles, curried, etc. You can…
Apaz Onions
Apaz Onions are wild onions with a green stalk. The bulb has a similar taste, look and size to that of pearl onions. They are being cultivated in Oregon, USA.
Red Spring Onions
Red Spring Onions are Green Onions (aka Spring Onions) that are reddish-coloured (actually more purple.) The stalk is white at the tip of its base, turning red past that, and then green at the top. The red colour stays when cooked, and becomes somewhat brighter. They have a sweet and mild-flavored taste like green onions,…
Sweet Onions
Sweet Onions © Denzil Green Sweet Onions tend to have both a higher sugar level than other onions (6 to 15% sugar level, though there are no legal standards), and a lower sulphur content, which lets the sugar taste come forward. For an onion to grow sweet, the soil must be low in sulphur. Any…
Grelot Onions
Grelot Onions grow in bunches. Their bulbs are always small, round and white, like that of Pearl Onions. In addition to the bulb being eaten, the stalk is also used as you would the stalks of chives or leeks. Grown in France, particularly Rungis. Substitutes Very small pearl onions. History Notes Believed to have originated…
Short-Day Onions
Short-Day Onions is a term used by people who grow onions. It refers to onions that need fewer daylight hours to start plumping up below ground. Onions will form a bulb when the temperature and the number of daylight hours hit the right combination for them which triggers their clock. Short-Day onions will start bulbing…
Long-Day Onions
Long-Day Onions is a term used by people who grow onions. It refers to onions that need a large number of daylight hours to start plumping up below ground. Onions will form a bulb when the temperature and the number of daylight hours hit the right combination for them which triggers their clock. Long-Day onions…
Intermediate-Day Onions
This is a term used by people who grow onions. Onions use daylight to produce a good deal of top growth before they form bulbs (and the more top growth, the bigger the bulb.) When the day reaches the right number of hours for that variety of onion, the onion will stop forming top growth,…
Boiling Onions
Boiling Onions are normal onions that are harvested when they are still young and small. They will have pretty much the characteristics of what their fully grown selves would have; but most are pretty sharp in taste, which mellows as they are slowly cooked. Some are even sharper than others. They are allowed to grow…
Scallions
Scallions are very much like Welsh Onions (aka Bunching Onions, aka Green Onions), except for a slight difference in the bulb. The sides of a scallion bulb will be straight, whereas the others above will have slightly curved sides. The green stems will also be slightly longer. They also have a different scientific name, for…
Calçot Spring Onions
This is a special way of growing onions that is practised in the Valls district of Catalonia, Spain — two hours to the south-west of Barcelona. Fully grown white onion bulbs are planted in the fall, let grow for a few months, then gathered and stored. They are then replanted the next fall. They sit…
Ramps
Ramps are related to wild onions and wild garlic. They look like green (spring) onions at their base, but instead of the rounded green stalks have flat, broad leaves shaped like Lily of the Valley leaves. (It is easy to distinguish them from Lily of the Valleys, however, by their strong garlicky scent.) The leafs…
Tomato Onion Relish Recipe
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 150 mins Total time: 165 mins Makes 4 cups Recipe Type: Relish; Sauces What a gorgeous relish, great on burgers or hotdogs, or as a side condiment to pork, etc.Ingredients 1 can Tomatoes 28oz/800ml 8 Onions (large, peeled, chopped) 1 1/2 cup Cider Vinegar 1 cup Sugar 1 teaspoon…
Bacon & Onion Tart Recipe
Slices of carmellized onion and bacon on crispy, flaky puff pastry. Serve with a side salad.
Sausages with Onion & Guinness Gravy Recipe
This recipe is as tasty as its name implies.