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Today I sent my son to shop for me at Sams club. I forgot how extremely specific one must be when making shopping lists
I did state one onion. Ok, I forgot, Sams only sells produce in bulk. So, comes home with a fie pound bag of onions They're really nice, large, perfectly round, white onions. But what do I do with them?
Any recipes? How to store so many onions and not have them sprout?
Help---ideas, please!
We always get the 5 or 6 lb bags at Sam's. Normally they are very fresh and will last for weeks or even months. I keep them in the garage even during the summer. But obviously they don't keep as long in the summer months. One way we love them is grilled but be sure to not cut off the end that keeps the slicing together. Otherwise you will have a lot of grilled, little pieces and that just is not the same. There are a lot of ways to use them other than just in salads and sandwiches.
If they were vadalia I know what we'd make with them- Southern vadalia onion pie! One of my all time favorite dishes.
Unfortunately I think white onion would be a wee bit strong for that.
Actually the Vadalia season is almost here thank goodness, but the sweet white onions from Sam's are very similar to Valalias. We make tomato onion pie with them Too bad tomatoes pretty much suck right now.
If I have too many onions or half of a cut one, I dice & freeze in ziplocks &/or slice along with bell peppers & freeze for fajitas. I also freeze ends & excess celery with chopped onion for spaghetti sauce, stew, stuffing.
5 lbs of onions doesn't last more than a week or two in our house. We do a lot of soups, stews, sauces, etc. Indian, Asian, European, Mexican, etc. cuisines all use lots of onion. If I'm making a pot of chili, I use equal weights of ground bison or beef, and onions, double the weight in tomatoes.
I second (or third?) the French onion soup. So delicious and relatively simple to make. Just make sure not to rush the caramelizing of the onions before deglazing the pot.
Another suggestion would be a shish kebab. Loves me some grilled onions!
Today I sent my son to shop for me at Sams club. I forgot how extremely specific one must be when making shopping lists
I did state one onion. Ok, I forgot, Sams only sells produce in bulk. So, comes home with a fie pound bag of onions They're really nice, large, perfectly round, white onions. But what do I do with them?
Any recipes? How to store so many onions and not have them sprout?
Help---ideas, please!
I'd return them.
If I were forced to keep them, I'd give them away. If I had any left, I suppose onion soup is a possibility. If I have other good stuff for ingredients on hand. Soups freeze well, too.
If someone isn't on a diet or health eating plan, breaded fried onions would be tasty.
Not a problem in my household. I eat onions like apples - raw.
Anyway - what you could do is carmelize/sautee (chopped, sliced, julienned) with sliced mushrooms and or with rainbow bell pepper, portion them in small zip bags and freeze. I have lots of those. Some with added garlic too. Use to my sauteed meat (roast, stews, burgers...), egg dishes (scrambled, omelets, quiche, etc), pizza, some deli sandwiches like roast beef, and all the dishes you would usually add sauteed onions. Plain chopped, carmelized onions are great with fried rice or noodles. You can also add them to some vegetables.
Caramelized onions make almost everything taste better
No one has mentioned onion jam - I usually buy this from Trader Joe's but I found a recipe that's pretty highly rated. It's so good smeared on a burger, or as a relish for a charcuterie board.
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They're really nice, large, perfectly round, white onions. But what do I do with them?
