cooking onions

must have hit a wrong key- tone deaf but a great lover of quick energy efficient cooking of real food. Basically the question askes; How to cook an onion? My response:eat it first Raw. creates beautiful body energy with little waste. #2 When going to cook, what flavor do you desire? (origin you are cooking for,dish)again, how much energy do you want to waste or recieve? My answer: Get cook pan relative in size to amount of said onion(s) you actually want cooked. Slice as to let the root breath. Set pan on stove top;gas,electric or open fire. Sun if you want, top of your 57 Chevy.. Heat to where a bead of water dissapates. Add onions to pan. Toss onions around in pan, then turn OFF heat as you place on approriate fitting lid. Serve when the aroma suits your fancy, or when eating shall begin. I'd say it takes about 3 full mins. and very little heat time to a good pan for an onion to be at your liking. Know where your pan, water and onions are before ya get moving. That is proper usage of energy for me. Bonus! Great Vidalia onions to share. enjoy

Ahh.....you need to send again to the audience here ; http://cr4.globalspec.com/blogentry/6718/Cooking-Onions-Newsletter-Challenge-09-02-08

The arguments rage on !

Topic again: Onions. Question: How to cook. Get an appropriate sized pan to onion ratio, heat enough that a bead of water dissipates-temp depends on climate, elevation, and of course what is your primary energy source. Throw in cut onions to hot pan, add liquid to pan over onions. Stir, toss brown enough as not to burn. Put the lid on and let sit, stand, shut off energy source. Turn onions in now steam pan again and just let be with lid back on until the aroma suits your desire for consumption. Not too much water.The onion has it's own juices to reveal and that is called delicious.

Sounds good to me !

I find it easier to Micro wave the diced onions for about 1 1/2 mins.

The Sugars in the Onion heat up and soften the Onion then adding them to a pan requires less water of Butter (my favorite) to brown the Onions.

The delicious sweetness of the Onion breaks free of it bonds and explodes with flavor all over anyone within a 2 block radius. Add some freshly chopped garlic and you can reach 5 blocks.

"...I really couldn't say who it was..."

Right-o, modesty prevents, eh?

. A certain cat put me up to it, honest !

Sounds like a porn book I paid good money for! Are you a plagiarist?!

By the way, next time try adding just a splash of sherry; and not the cheap stuff, either.

Are you a plagiarist.........No I only play wind instruments.................

The sherry sounds like a good add...........thanx for the idea.

I buy from a small local winery, a case or two and age for one to three additional years.......winds up as smooth as silk and as gentle as a Nun's kiss. A solero cream style....my favorite.

Mr. Guy

One should never, EVER cook a Vidalia onion!!! By the way, are those Texas vidalias or Georgia vidalias?

IF they're "vidalias", then they come only from Georgia, in the county where the town of Vidalia is located. Otherwise, they are a sweet non-vidalia onion.

...inter alia non-vidalia alien onions. Sorry, I had a fit of alliteration.

Alioli right then, I shallot forgive you, just don't let it happen too often, you rapscallion.

That punnin' fun ya son of a gun !

Ancient man was discovered by an onion - Sir Thomas Leek_^(y).

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Fair's fair, ancient onion was discovered by a man, right?

Hello to EnviroMan: and vermin,

like the jokes. They brighten my time at the end of the day. (it is 7 minutes into Saturday 27th).

Do onions 'effect' you two?..............Don't want to be rude, and I still love em' but they give me diarrhea. Its in the Family...........it runs in my 'g/jeans'? That was my pathetic try at comic invention, OK.

Do onions 'effect' you two?..............Don't want to be rude, and I still love em' but they give me diarrhea. Its in the Family...........it runs in my 'g/jeans'? That was my pathetic try at comic invention, OK.

GOOD Cheap shot...that bold above. I Love the "lighter side"when expressed here

I use have that problem.....caused by prescription medication.....solution for me is a heaping tablespoon of psyllium husk (a type of bran...Trader Joes best economic source) try..adjust amount to your own metabolism...may take a couple of weeks to find your own balance...if triggered by some single food...Walgreens anti diarrhea pills...half a one works for me.

If you have other mens health issues..contact me direct at r1a@aol.com... I've lived over 8 decades and have seen many/most things. I have nothing to sell or push....but a lifetime of experiences that may help someone else.

If you do...copy this back to me to ID this contact.

MR GUY

Whoops........I am in Southern Calif....no Euro connection...

I am well aware of soil conditions reflection in human consumption agricultural products varying taste/texture/sugar content. the topic onions seem only to do well in micro climates with a higher number of sun hours/days/minor wind variations than less flavor delicate crops. Has some interesting soil Ph variables too.

Our substantial citrus industry here sees these variations of the same crop in the same grove...where alluvial soil depositions do not follow mans designations of field or property dimensions.

Another widely varying flavor crop is rhubarb...it's stalk size/flavor/sugar too can vary all over the place.

Thanx for you response.

MR. GUY

Hello EnviroMan:

I have not heard of Maui onions. Sounds good though.

Do you know if these are available in the UK and Europe? I would like to get some plants or seed.

Oh, please stop this talk of onions! I am dribbling all over my keyboard!

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The Maui onions are not distributed out of their growing area because they do not travel well..........mystery with today's HS jets........maybe it is an elevation in transit thing.......boats, a time thing.

I have tried to ship them from Hawaii to Los Angeles without success.......flavor changes remarkably....... and they become.....just onions....the magic is gone!

Don't try local growing..........that didn't work for me...micro climate again...and I'm told worked for no one........yet! Big commercial growers have tried...

Mr. Guy