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Bessie S · Senior Member

Quick question for peeps who like onions

FRAED · Guru

I DO NOT like onions. At all. Period.
The quickest way to get me to stop eating is to put an onion in my food. gag, choke, hurl

But DH loves onions and I want to be a loving wife who makes food he enjoys. biggrin

Therefore, I would like to make him onion soup.

My question for the peeps is: what is the best type of onion to use when making onion soup?

I do have a recipe at home that I will try, but if anyone has one they've had success with, please feel free to share.

Thanks!

KattyKatzz · Senior Member

I'd use yellow onions.

Carmelizing onions takes forever. Cooking them in the oven in a dutch oven cuts down on the man-power. Here's a recipe for that version.

http://www.twofatbellies.com/2010/03/the-best-french-onion-soup-recipe-ever/

FRAED · Guru

Thanks, Katty!

Bessie S · Senior Member

Hey, FRAED. An onion is an onion is an onion. No onion lover is going to turn down onion soup. That includes my fabulous leek and potato soup. Let me know if you want the recipe - another arrow for your husband-loving quiver.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

I've always used Julia Child's recipe, but I may try the one KattyKatzz posted sometime next weekend, so I can see how the oven browning works on the onions. It looks delicious in the pictures.

When you are slicing the onions, it does seem to help when you burn a candle right next to the cutting board.

FRAED · Guru

Bessie S wrote:
Hey, FRAED. An onion is an onion is an onion. No onion lover is going to turn down onion soup. That includes my fabulous leek and potato soup. Let me know if you want the recipe - another arrow for your husband-loving quiver.

Sure! I'll try your recipe. Thanks!

alice underground · Guru

Use sweet onions like Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. The slower you carmelize the onions the better. It takes me two days to make my onion soup.

FRAED · Guru

alice underground wrote:
Use sweet onions like Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. The slower you carmelize the onions the better. It takes me two days to make my onion soup.

Two days? hmmmmmm

not sure I like DH that much. LOL! JUST KIDDING!

I do know he likes vidalia onions the best...maybe I'll try them.

alice underground · Guru

FRAED wrote:
alice underground wrote:
Use sweet onions like Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. The slower you carmelize the onions the better. It takes me two days to make my onion soup.
Two days? hmmmmmm
not sure I like DH that much. LOL! JUST KIDDING!

I do know he likes vidalia onions the best...maybe I'll try them.

After I (really DBF) carmelize the onions, I add the other ingredients, then I put everything in the refrigerator overnight and finish it the next day. That give the flavors more time to meld together.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

alice underground wrote:
FRAED wrote:

alice underground wrote:
Use sweet onions like Walla Walla sweets or Vidalia. The slower you carmelize the onions the better. It takes me two days to make my onion soup.
Two days? hmmmmmm
not sure I like DH that much. LOL! JUST KIDDING!

I do know he likes vidalia onions the best...maybe I'll try them.

After I (really DBF) carmelize the onions, I add the other ingredients, then I put everything in the refrigerator overnight and finish it the next day. That give the flavors more time to meld together.

Many soups and stews benefit from letting the flavors meld like that. Alice, do you add sugar when carmelizing your onions?

alice underground · Guru

No sugar, only a little bit of butter when carmelizing onions.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

I've been known to try that trick once or twice. I bet your husband is not any more gullible than mine. He didn't fall for it!

alice underground · Guru

I make DBF cut the onions.

He also is responsible for carmelizing them. He has never tried that trick.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

That would be great. Onion Soup is delicious, but cutting and sauteing them is really stinky work!

Bessie S · Senior Member

Evil Stepmother wrote:
I've been known to try that trick once or twice. I bet your husband is not any more gullible than mine. He didn't fall for it!

Mine put the gull in gullible!

Bessie S · Senior Member

FRAED wrote:
Bessie S wrote:
Hey, FRAED. An onion is an onion is an onion. No onion lover is going to turn down onion soup. That includes my fabulous leek and potato soup. Let me know if you want the recipe - another arrow for your husband-loving quiver.
Sure! I'll try your recipe. Thanks!

I'll see what I can do. The slave drivers I work for are putting a serious cramp into my futzing around on the internet time!

EmmDee · Guru

Now I want onion soup.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

This thread is giving me cravings for it too. I'm going to make some Saturday. It won't be hearty enough by itself for my guys though. Would reubens be good with onion soup?

alice underground · Guru

I think reubens would go nicely with onion soup. Of course, I love onion soup so I think almost anything goes with it.

FRAED · Guru

Evil Stepmother wrote:
This thread is giving me cravings for it too. I'm going to make some Saturday. It won't be hearty enough by itself for my guys though. Would reubens be good with onion soup?

I don't see why not.
DH will need something besides soup too.
In fact, I'm sure he'd love a reuben.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

Will you be able to eat any of the soup yourself if you don't actually put onions in your bowl, Fraed?
My sister doesn't like the texture of onions, but the flavor it gives dishes doesn't bother her.

FRAED · Guru

Evil Stepmother wrote:
Will you be able to eat any of the soup yourself if you don't actually put onions in your bowl, Fraed?
My sister doesn't like the texture of onions, but the flavor it gives dishes doesn't bother her.

Yes! I don't mind the taste - just the onions.

I don't like the crunch of raw or the slimey-ness of cooked. blech! bleh

kapper · I am always right, unless I am wrong.

You can send your onions to me, but only the cooked ones, I don't like raw onions!

FRAED · Guru

Deal, Kapper!

Bessie S · Senior Member

Evil Stepmother wrote:
This thread is giving me cravings for it too. I'm going to make some Saturday. It won't be hearty enough by itself for my guys though. Would reubens be good with onion soup?

Can you make enough for us onion-loving peeps? I bet you share.

Anything goes well with onions as long as you don't be hatin on the onions.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

I'd be happy share with the peeps if my husband and stepson didn't hoover up everything in sight every night! It is amazing how much some men can eat.

Evil Stepmother · Guru

KattyKatzz wrote:
I'd use yellow onions.

Carmelizing onions takes forever. Cooking them in the oven in a dutch oven cuts down on the man-power. Here's a recipe for that version.

http://www.twofatbellies.com/2010/03/the-best-french-onion-soup-recipe-ever/

I tried the recipe KattyKatzz linked to and it was pretty good. I like Julia Child's better, but it is finished with a little brandy and DH doesn't like alcohal in his food, so he liked this one better. It was easy to carmalize the onions in the oven, but it took even longer than the recipe said because I didn't have a big enough dutch oven.

Bessie S · Senior Member

I'm jealous of people who have time to cook these days. I came to work today without my purse but had a great weekend!