Salad onions -- any way to make them sweet but not soft? [duplicate]
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How do I tone down the intensity of raw onion?
I like the taste of caramelized onions (I think Ruhlman's book had mentioned it was removing or changing the sulfur), but they are sometimes too soft for salads. What are good ways at lessening the sharp taste of raw onions for salads? I've tried soaking them in water, but it didn't seem to make a large difference -- they were less sharp on the outside, but once you bite into them, they had the same "harsh" taste.
(Also, I've mostly been thinking of red or vidalia onions...)
Best Answer
A nice trick is to soak them in a mixture of balsamic/water/sugar for a few hours. They take on the flavour of the balsamic, the sugar helps to lessen the sour and the water just makes the cost of it all a little less. The onions should remain somewhat crisp but if you leave them in too long then the vinegar will start to do it's job and soften them up. You'll have to find the best time for you.
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What do you do to onions to make them taste sweeter?
You can get rid of the strong taste by soaking sliced onions in ice water for 20 to 30 minutes or by sprinkling them with an acid such as vinegar. Onions soaked in ice water will get very crisp while those sprinkled with vinegar will soften a bit, but they will lose the strong taste and become sweeter.How do you make yellow onions sweeter?
There is, and it's simple: soak them for 30 minutes in cold water.How do you make white onions sweeter?
Soak Them in Ice Water Just leave the onions in the water for ten or so minutes, and you'll have remarkably less intense onions. You can also soak them in vinegar or citrus juice to add a new flavor to the onions.Does cooking onion make it sweeter?
During the caramelization time, the larger sugar molecules in onions are broken down into smaller, simple sugar molecules. This is why caramelized onions have a sweeter taste than their raw counterparts.Making Bitter Onions Sweet
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Answer 2
I love pickled onions in salads. Pickling an onion involves slicing the onion thinly and soaking it in salt and an acid. It takes just 5 to 10 minutes. Balsamic vinegar works great, but you can use different acids depending on what you are using them for. For example, you could use lime juice for mexican meals.
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