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How do you like your onions?

  • Raw

  • Rinsed with water

  • Cooked

  • none of the above, brain not available at this time, do not care, or do not want.


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Lifer
Dec 7, 2009
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OP, you forgot the best choice ... any way.

I made an Indian rice dish with sauteed onions last night while today its burgers with all the fixins ... including raw sliced onions (also sliced dills, tomatoes, etc.).

I did not forget, you can click more than one.
 

HamburgerBoy

Lifer
Apr 12, 2004
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Voted raw (preferably in cm-thick chunks) but come to think of it, all forms of onions are good.
 

Arkaign

Lifer
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Onions are one of my least favorite things in the universe unless they are cooked, even then I'm somewhat ambivalent about them.

I like :

Sour Cream and Onion Chips
Onion Rings
The chives (onion relatives?) on baked potatoes

That's about it. Everyone has different tastes, for some reason onions are out the door for me.
 

disappoint

Lifer
Dec 7, 2009
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I've never heard of this - why would you get rid of all that awesome onion flavor!?

I first saw it done by Jacques Pepin, though I don't remember what he used them for. It doesn't get rid of all the onion flavor, just the harsh acid taste of raw onion.
 

Udgnim

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Apr 16, 2008
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as long as the raw onions are in something like a burger, then I'm fine with raw or cooked
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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depends on what i am doing with them actually.

i like raw on my hamburgers and hotdogs. every now and then the mood for them cooked with a little butter hits me (they are great on hamburgers)

with brauts i like throwing t hem in a pot of water. that way i can throw in the cooked brauts and they stay warm and if you want one pull it out and whatever onions.

but hell anyway is good i really don't care.
 

Squisher

Lifer
Aug 17, 2000
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Raw on a sandwich. One of my favorites is a meatloaf sandwich with nothing more than a thick slice of a large raw onion and more bbq sauce.
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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Onions are one of my least favorite things in the universe unless they are cooked, even then I'm somewhat ambivalent about them.

I like :

Sour Cream and Onion Chips
Onion Rings
The chives (onion relatives?) on baked potatoes

That's about it. Everyone has different tastes, for some reason onions are out the door for me.

I'm like that with carrots. There are very, very few things that I can tolerate them in, and I hate them raw.
 

Cerb

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Aug 26, 2000
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If I'm cooking anything savory, it will start with some kind of onions.

As a garnish? Always raw. Tacos, pho, tempura, hot dogs, whatever: raw onions help (all hot dogs should have mustard and raw onion, at a minimum).

Never rinsed, except to get dirt off of them, and that's either before they touch any slicing implement, or, if not so fresh, just after a slice to take off the mushy outer layer. Never rinse after they've been cut up.

Raw onions a good addition to short pickles, too.

And, of course, you should listen to a rendition of Green Onions, while you slice onions.

I'd rather lose an arm then have to never eat onions again.
On this, I can agree w/ Spidey07.