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Frying Onions?
How do you fry onions the right way?
They say you are meant to fry them till they turn 'golden brown' but mine end up soggy, white with burnt bits. What heat are you meant to fry them at, high, medium or low? |
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I blitz them high, dunno if thats right or not but they taste good to me
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Depends how much oil you use, keep moving them around they should be fine.
A decent frying pan might help, ours usually end up a little singed. |
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Years ago my dear mum used to add sliced thin onions to a saucepan of boiling water (water just about covered them), turned the heat to very low and more or less cooked em abit through. drained the water or kept it for stock then fried them in the pan. ALWAYS turn out lovely and proper fried onions.
![]() Honestly they always turn out lovely, just dont add too much water to the raw onion rings just cover them then bring to a boil turn down very low and just wait a few mins. drain then fry.I do this when I want friend onions and it never fails. |
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I blitz them high, dunno if thats right or not but they taste good to me
It's confusing. |
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Years ago my dear mum used to add sliced thin onions to a saucepan of boiling water (water just about covered them), turned the heat to very low and more or less cooked em abit through. drained the water or kept it for stock then fried them in the pan. ALWAYS turn out lovely and proper fried onions.
![]() Honestly they always turn out lovely, just dont add too much water to the raw onion rings just cover them then bring to a boil turn down very low and just wait a few mins. drain then fry.I do this when I want friend onions and it never fails. |
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Use medium heat, wait until oil/butter is hot before putting the onions in. Slower the better.
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It also depends on how you want them. If i'm frying them for burgers or hotdogs then I like them fried quickly and like the charred bits.
If you are doing them for a long time then add a little water and if they are strong then a little sugar as well. |
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It depends what you are cooking them for. If they are to be in a sauce or something then you don't want them burnt, just softened. On a burger you might want them crispy and brown. Horses for courses.
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I think caramelised onions are the nicest. Slice a couple of onions and place in a deep pan with a big knob of butter and a little salt and pepper, wait until you hear a sizzle then turn down to the lowest heat. You can then leave them for one and a half hours, giving a stir every 15 minutes. This is the only way to get the sweet depth of flavour of golden caramelised onions. Good with burgers, steak, hotdogs, pork chops etc.
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I'm with dollyloveshoes. I use a water and oil mix.
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Honestly they always turn out lovely, just dont add too much water to the raw onion rings just cover them then bring to a boil turn down very low and just wait a few mins. drain then fry.