Onions are an indispensable component of many delicious dishes. But he is very bitter, as many as tears welling up in his eyes. However, everything is not so bad. A little culinary trick and you can enjoy your meals with crispy and not at all bitter onions.
It is necessary
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- Onion
- Water
- Table vinegar
- Apple vinegar
- Bay leaf
- Allspice peas
- Lemon
- Vegetable oil
- Salt
- Sugar
Instructions
Step 1
There are several ways to remove bitterness from onions.
Cut the onions into rings or cubes. Place the onion in a colander and scald with boiling water. This is the easiest and best known way to make onions less bitter. It is often mentioned in recipes with bold combinations of onions and pomegranates, or onions and oranges.
Step 2
Another way to achieve the same goal is to pickle onions. To do this, put chopped onions in apple cider vinegar and keep in it for fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes later, remove the onion from the vinegar and use it according to your recipe.
Step 3
There is a slightly more complex way to discourage bitterness from onions. To do this, cut the onion into rings, put it in a colander and scald it with boiling water. Put the scalded onion in an enamel bowl and pour over the vinegar so that the vinegar covers the whole onion. Soak the onion in the vinegar for fifteen minutes, put it in a colander and let the vinegar drain. Done, crispy and juicy onions can be added to salad.
Step 4
Combined way to beat off bitterness from onions. Boil water, add vinegar, bay leaf and allspice to the boiling water. Chop the onion into rings, put it in a bowl and cover with the cooked marinade. Marinate the onion for twenty minutes. Place the onions in a colander and drain. Onions processed in this way are great for fish salads or appetizers.
Step 5
Another interesting way that allows you to turn onions from a salad component into a full-fledged savory snack. However, this onion is also quite suitable for salads. Boil the water and let the boiling water cool down a little. Squeeze the lemon juice into the water. Add salt, sugar, vegetable oil. Pour the onion cut into rings with this marinade and keep in it for twenty minutes. For one onion, you need a quarter glass of water, a medium lemon, a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of sugar, and a teaspoon of vegetable oil.
