Onion Recipes

Have you ever cooked caramelized onion? Onion jam? Or onion ring? If you not yet cook them, you should. Indeed, onion can be cooked in many ways, those three are the examples. If you want to try those variations of onion cooking, you can try our onion recipes here.  Below we have three easy to follow recipes that you can try: the caramelized onion, the onion jam and the onion rings.

Onion Recipes #1: Caramelized Onion

Ingredients:

• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 2 sweet onions, cut into thin strips
• 6 chopped bacon slices

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a heavy skillet. Cook it over medium high heat until crisp. Remove the bacon. Reserve 1 tablespoon dripping in the skillet. Crumble the bacon and set aside
• Cook the onions in the reserved drippings until the onion is caramel colored and soft, for about 15 minutes. Stir in pepper, salt and molasses.
• Put in a serving dish. Sprinkle with the crumbled bacon
• Serve

Onion Recipe #2: Onion Jam

Ingredients:

• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 4 cups coarsely chopped onion
• Ground black pepper

Steps:

• In a heavy skillet over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil
• Add the sugar into the vegetable oil and stir with a wooden spoon. Keep stirring for about 10 minutes or until the mixture is a light caramel-color. The mixture will be very hot at this moment
• Stir black pepper, salt and onion into the mixture. Onions will immediately start to caramelize. Over medium heat, stir frequently for about 15 minutes or until the onions are browned and the sugar has dissolved
• Next, pour the red wine vinegar into the onion mixture. Simmer for about 30 minutes or until mixture has a jam consistency
• Serve

Onion Recipe #3: Onion Rings

Ingredients:

• 2 large yellow sweet onions (for example, Maui), sliced ¼ to1/2-inch thick
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 3 cups panko breadcrumbs
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 4 teaspoons salt

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. Put parchment paper onto 2 baking sheets, set them aside
• In a small bowl, combine the 2 teaspoons salt, paprika and flour. In shallow dish or another bowl, whisk together the eggs and buttermilk. Add half of the flour mixture to the buttermilk. Beat it until thickened and smooth
• In a separate bowl, combine the remaining 2 teaspoons salt, olive oil and panko
• Dredge the onion rings in the flour mixture lightly. Then, drop into the buttermilk. Drain the excess batter and dredge in the panko mixture
• Arrange them on the prepared baking sheets in a single layer. If you want, you can place the smaller rings inside the bigger rings. Just remember to make sure there is space between them
• Next, place them in the oven. Cook for about 14 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. To ensure even crisping and browning, do not forget to flip over each onion ring halfway through the cooking time

So, which one do you want try first? The onion rings? The onion jam? Or the caramelized onion? Whatever your choice is, always remember that you can add your personal touch in the onion recipes presented above, if you want to. You want to add another ingredient? Go for it. Season it the way you desire? Again, go for it. Do as you like and be creative with it. Happy cooking!