Food & Cooking Questions and Discussion Got a cooking question or something you want to discuss about food and cooking? This is the forum for you. Talk about anything related to food & cooking.


Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 08-19-2007, 10:04 PM
ricklea1953 Offline
Registered User
Culinary Experience: At home cook
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 30
Default How do I grill/fry onions?

I know it is probably a very simplistic question. Sorry. How do I pan cook fried onions for hamburgers, steaks, etc? Do I use water, butter or what? Also, what type of onions are typically used? Red, white or yellow? I do a lot of stuff on the grill where grilled/fryed onions are called for as a topping.

Thanks,
Rick
Reply With Quote


  #2  
Old 08-19-2007, 10:14 PM
inkedchef Offline
Registered User
Culinary Experience: Line Cook
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Nashville TN
Posts: 35
Default

You can use any onion. All you have to do is use a 50/50 mix of butter and olive oil and throw in onions that have been sliced very thin into strips (jullienne). Get a little color on them then turn the heat down to med and let them cook until they are translucent. When there done I deglaze the pan with a little beer. Nothing good a cheep beer like Bud will work no light beers.
__________________
"Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a dam*. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demiglace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living."
- Anthony Bourdain
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 08-19-2007, 10:20 PM
thetincook's Avatar
thetincook Offline
Registered User
Culinary Experience: Line Cook
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 352
Default

Take you onion it can be either red, yellow, or white. I usually use yellow because that is what we have on hand.

Peel and juilliene it. You want to have strips of about 2 inchs long by 1/4 inch wide. No need to be exact.

Take you pan and set it on medium heat. Put in some oil or butter. Add your onions and a pinch or two of salt. You can add a grind of pepper too if you like.

Cook the onions while stirring occasionally. Let the onions get soft and then brown.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 08-19-2007, 10:28 PM
ricklea1953 Offline
Registered User
Culinary Experience: At home cook
 
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 30
Default

Thanks to both of you. What does julienne mean? Not trying to become a chef but I believe it is a basic cooking term.

We mostly have red onions unless the walla walla sweets are in season ( we live in western washington) and on sale locally. Other than walla walla, does it matter if I use white, red or yellow?

I am a backyard griller and I use the onions for toppings.

Thanks,
Rick
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 08-20-2007, 06:45 AM
shel's Avatar
shel Offline
Registered User
Culinary Experience: Other
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
Posts: 3,416
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ricklea1953 View Post
Thanks to both of you. What does julienne mean? Not trying to become a chef but I believe it is a basic cooking term.
We mostly have red onions unless the walla walla sweets are in season ( we live in western washington) and on sale locally. Other than walla walla, does it matter if I use white, red or yellow?
Use whatever onions you like. You can even mix types. It's all about what you like.

Julienne in this case is just a fancy chef word for slice. Take an onion, cut off the ends then cut it in half , then slice the onion into somewhat thin strips. This page will probably be helpful.

All About Onions

Shel
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
uses of onions jbott Food & Cooking Questions and Discussion 16 10-12-2008 08:09 AM
Frontera Grill vs. Mesa Grill, and the winner is..... abefroman Restaurant Dining Experiences 5 10-10-2008 07:01 PM
DCS outdoor grill vs. Viking grill csorrels Cooking Equipment Reviews 4 07-19-2008 01:10 PM
Grill pads or Grill Stones ?? coolJ Professional Chefs Forum 19 08-06-2003 06:08 PM
Caramelizing onions alexia Food & Cooking Questions and Discussion 10 06-07-2002 01:50 PM