Onions!

mike65

I bought my first big round onion (as opposed to scallops) in ages this week. I'd forgotten how good an onion is, raw or cooked.

All hail the onion.

Now, what to do with one....


Mike.

bonkey

scallops? Do you meant shallots?

ETA: onion rings in beer batter FTW.

Mr Magnolia

MMmmm Scallops.

I love onions too. They don't love me though

olaola

Ohh - I haven't done this in a while, but cut it into rounds. Then cook it really slowly in pan/pot until it caramlises. Add pesto and mix it into pasta.

mike65

Shallots yes! Scallops no!

Mike.

The Hill Billy

You can't beat a good onion.

I love them raw - in 1cm slices with a nice lump of steak, gravy made from the pan & a few slices of Mr Brennan's sliced white.

Each fork-full must contain chunk of onion, piece of steak & then bread that's been mopped in the gravy. Plenty of salt & white pepper - just for good measure.

Tazz T

French onion soup

Or simply roasted with garlic in the pan with yer Sunday chicken

Dizzyblonde

Peel it, cut a cross in the top, drizzle olive oil into it, wrap it in foil and roast it.

Yum.
(You can pop it onto the BBQ like this too)

Dave!

Hill Billy wrote: »

You can't beat a good onion.

I love them raw - in 1cm slices with a nice lump of steak, gravy made from the pan & a few slices of Mr Brennan's sliced white.

Each fork-full must contain chunk of onion, piece of steak & then bread that's been mopped in the gravy. Plenty of salt & white pepper - just for good measure.

Leave it out! Now I want a steak, but it's 10pm

Tree

oh finely sliced and cooked in butter till golden brown. to be eaten on its own or on steak or mashed into cheesey spuds.... mmmmmmmmmm

The Hill Billy

DaveMcG wrote: »

Leave it out! Now I want a steak, but it's 10pm

Just remember that it is always dinner time somewhere in the world.

whatawaster

I can't stand Onions, unless it's in creamy soup or in some dish chopped so fine I don't notice it. It's the texture.

Washout

red raw onion finely diced and sprinkle on top of curries....especially chick pea curries.

bonkey

Dice 1 med onion & abou 1 fresh tomato. Mix with a goodly pinch of salt.
Finely chop 1 handful coriander & mix in to the onion/tomato/salt
Add olive oil as desired, and allow to sit for about 1 hour in the fridge.

Fab as a side-dish for chilli, or as a dip, or just on bread.

The Hill Billy

That reminds me of a favourite sandwich of mine as a kid...

Diced onion, tomato & cucumber with pepper & vinegar between two slices of batch.

rubadub

You can get tubs of dry fried onions in some aisian shops. I got pissed and at about 200g once, farting onions for 2 days solid after. Really nice taste though, like crisps/snacks, and I think only 5% fat.

onion bhajis- lovely and easy to make.

neuro-praxis

Oh and deep-fried onion rings...

My mam used to make a thick batter with flour, milk and spices (I must ask her what the ratios were), dip the onion rings in it and deep fry them. They were absolutely delicious. We would salt them very lightly, and have them with mayo or ketchup. Ah mother I love ya.

I have *got* to stop reading this forum.

Mr Magnolia

LOL @ neuro

I had a big spanish onion last night with a T-bone. I ate a lot of the onion raw while I was cooking. Twas lovely :-)