Loads of onions

Dutchgirl_2 · 27 August 2005 at 2:56PM

Dear all,
I've got over 2 kilos of onions left from organic box deliveries. I use them as often as I can, but I can't seem to make a dent in my hoard of onions.

Can anyone recommend recipes for which you use lots of onions? I thought of onion soup myself, but I need to look up a recipe.

Thanks, this is a great board!

sarahmelita · 27 August 2005 at 2:59PM

French Onion soup definately! Here's Delia's recipe: http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/r_0000001308.asp
Cheese and onion omlette? Fry off loads of onions in a frying pan, add beaten egg, cook until firm and top with grated cheese and put it under the grill till the cheese bubbles.

squeaky · 27 August 2005 at 4:00PM

There's a very nice basic curry sauce by Curry_Queen in our Recipe Collection which uses a kilo at a time.

To see it ---> Click Here.

Anne_Marie_2 · 27 August 2005 at 10:32PM

Try making cream of onion soup.
Use about 4 onions diced, saute in oil/butter/marg until softened
Add 11/2 pint veg stock (or chicken/ham stock)
Salt and pepper
Herbs dried or fresh of your choice (thyme, parsley, basil, oregano-anything that you have) Approx 1/2 tsp dried or 1-2 tblsps fresh.

Simmer for about 20 mins or so. Liquidise at this stage if required. Also can be frozen at this point when cooled.

Then either add cream, or some kind of substitute, or mix of cream and milk - amount really is a matter of taste. Reheat gently.

OR, make up white sauce - 1oz marg, 1 oz flour, 1/2 pint milk - melt butter, add flour, cook through for one min stirring, add milk gradually, stirring all the time, until boiling point reached, lower heat and simmer for couple of mins. (Or do in microwave)
Whisk white sauce into soup and reheat for a few mins.

jordylass · 27 August 2005 at 10:37PM

onion jam/mamrmalade/relish whatever it's lovely with cheese.

Zziggi · 27 August 2005 at 11:05PM

squeaky wrote:

There's a very nice basic curry sauce by Curry_Queen in our Recipe Collection which uses a kilo at a time.

To see it ---> Click Here.

i'd definitely recommend the curry sauce! It's great and following the recipes you can make a curry that tastes like you have just bought it from your local indian takeaway

Chris25 · 28 August 2005 at 8:16AM

Onion sauce - see Anne_Marie's recipe - is great over cauliflower and broccoli.

This looks good http://busycooks.about.com/od/appetizerrecipe1/r/onionjam.htm

This is for quiche http://food.aol.com/food/display/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=222369

socks_uk · 28 August 2005 at 9:04AM

We call this 'Potato & Onion Stuff' but I'm sure it has a real name.

Slice about 1 1/2lbs of both potatoes and onions and put in a casserole dish with a couple of knobs of marg/butter.
Cover and cook in the oven for about an hour on a medium heat (gas 6ish)
When cooked, cover with grated cheese and brown under the grill.
Gorgeous!

Jill

scuzz · 28 August 2005 at 10:11AM

Caramalised onion tart with goats cheese is nice. You can do it as a main course or a smaller one as a veggie portion.

greenlogo · 28 August 2005 at 11:04AM

Is the recipie in the index for that Scuzz - I had a look but I couldn't see it - it sounds LOVELY!

scuzz · 28 August 2005 at 11:57AM

Not sure if it's in the index, but basically just a pastry case of some sort - your choice, filo, puff etc. Fry off some onions in some sugar to start to caramalised, add some salt and pepper to taste. Fill the case, and wack in the oven to finish off. Add some goats cheese towards the end so it melts in.

Also nice with some little cherry tomatoes add late on too

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