SFist: SFist in the Kitchen: Onions

faustianbargain

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:44:25 -0800

i love onion mush..which is basically caramelised onions with a splash of white wine and maybe a sprinkling of beef stock. believe it or not, i love munching on raw onions. indian favourites of onion ..sautee onion rings, but just so until they soften but before they caramelise..lots of pepper and salt and the secret..lemon juice! i did some digging and found a post i made on mouthfuls food forum a while ago..you can see it here> http://mouthfulsfood.com/forums//lofiversion/index.php/t6271.html its a recipe for an onion dessert that tastes like lychee..because lychee can be mimic'd with rosewater, once 'de odourised' has no taste...its true!! great in dessert. the trick is in the blanching.

Mary/Jalapeno Girl

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:36:26 -0800

I would've bought even more onions this morning had I known your post was going to cover them. You've given some inspiration and nice how-tos.

Jackson West

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 21:05:33 -0800

I just had a very similar tart at Oliveto for lunch a couple of weeks ago, though with dry-cured black olives and goat cheese. Even thought to myself, "I should make this." Terribly easy and very classy.

Gluten-Free By The Bay

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:10:29 -0800

I have to confess I just came back to the site to drool over that tart photo again.... I don't eat ham because I'm kosher, but still... Quite droolworthy

Derrick Schneider

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:04:23 -0800

Thanks for the links. Roasted is way good; I often add quarter wedges to pans of roasted vegetables. I usually do the balsamic vinegar roast with shallots, but obviously regular onions would work as well.

Gluten-Free By The Bay

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:57:18 -0800

My favorite ways to showcase onions: Potato Latkes http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/2006/12/gluten-free-latkes-potato-pancakes.html Carrot-Parsnip Latkes http://glutenfreebay.blogspot.com/2006/12/confetti-latkes-parsnip-and-carrot.html And roasted! I like to quarter onions, and toss them with some veggies, olive oil, fresh rosemary, honey and balsamic vinegar and roast them till they're caramelized. Yum.