The onion is something you will find in pretty much every recipe in some form or another, whether it is onion powder, onion salt or just chopped onions by themselves. The onion provides such great flavor to recipes that it is hard to leave it out. When you consider the variety of onions available for your many recipes, they opens things up even more. Here are some tips on how to preserve onions, as well as 10 tangy onion recipes to use them in, in case you want the onion to take center stage.
How to Preserve Onions
Onions can be dehydrated, frozen, or pickled to save them for later use. The two most practical and versatile ways to preserve onions are freezing and dehydrating. Here are some tips for freezing and dehydrating.
How to Freeze Onions
Onions don’t need to be blanched to be frozen, but it is a good idea to take the skin off and cut them. If you will be using them in most recipes, it is best to dice them. When you have then diced, simply place them in zipper style bags. You may want to place your bags of onions in a second container since the smell can leach into other things in your freezer. This technique works well for all kinds of onions and chives.
How to Dehydrate Onions
This can be tricky, but it is worth it if you happen to have an over-abundance of onions. I suggest checking out the step by step instructions for dehydrating onions at Self-Reliant School. She also tells you how to get the onion smell out of your dehydrator.
10 Tangy Onion Recipes
Make onions a side dish by themselves with these Roasted Parmesan Creamed Onions from My Kitchen Escapades.
No list of onion recipes is complete without one for a Baked Blooming Onion like this one from Gimme Some Oven. Doesn’t it look crispy?
If you are looking for a simple side dish to serve, try this Basmati Rice with Onion and Garlic.
Most people think of scones as a sweet thing, but savory scones are also delicious, like these Savory Scones with Gruyere, Prosciutto and Onion from Kitchen Confidante.
Try some Bloomin’ Onion Bread for a quick and easy recipe for your next dinner night. This one is from Food.com.
Onions can be sweet in this recipe for Sweet and Spicy Canned Onion Marmalade from An Oregon Cottage.
Make classic onion rings with this recipe for Baked Onion Rings from Eating Well.
Copy Kat Recipes has an easy recipe for the classic French Onion Soup. There is even a video if you want to follow step by step.
I love the bright colors of these Pickled Red Onions from A Farm Girls’ Dabbles. They go great on many dishes from fish to chicken!
Onions compliment this dish well in this recipe for Onion Scallion Beef from Rasa Malaysia.
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