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Sep. 28th, 2008 at 10:34 AM

miome is cooking a big thing of onions in the crockpot. I love when she does this because it makes it super (and not supper like I originally typed) easy to use in stews or to serve over beef with mushrooms. I cannot stand half-cooked onions and this guarantees that they will be done.

The problem is that for the duration of the cook time, we cannot be in the apartment because the air because thick with onion vapor. Meaning your eyes get irritated beyond belief. The cats don't see to mind or care, but it drives us both bananas. As soon as Miome gets out of the shower, we're going to find something else to do today.

Sigh. And I was hoping to have the first draft of story finished today. Still might. Though before I'm posting it, I'm going to rewrite it because it needs it.

Mood: uncomfortable

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mechante_fille wrote:

Sep. 28th, 2008 03:52 pm (UTC)

Hm, onions in the crock pot. Cut first, or whole? Butter? Water? And do you freeze them after? I am intrigued.

Have fun doing other things!

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tsaiko wrote:

Sep. 28th, 2008 06:04 pm (UTC)

Chopped onions in a crockpot that's been oiled set on low. It doesn't need any extra liquid, just to be stirred a few times while cooking. The onions cook down and then we bag and freeze them. Whenever you need them just take them out of the freezer, break off what you need, and warm up. We usually do this when the big bags of onions go on sale. It's convenient.

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kayay wrote:

Sep. 28th, 2008 09:32 pm (UTC)

This is a great idea, as I prefer my onions nice and soft too. I'm not a raw onion fan. I'm stealing it next time vidalias are on sale!

I discovered that, after much insistence from my mom about how good it is, I like French Onion Soup. I didn't think I'd be a fan of an onion dish, and I can't eat a lot of it, but it's good.

Ah, you made me wanna try this NOW!

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tsaiko wrote:

Sep. 28th, 2008 10:29 pm (UTC)

It's a great way to do it as long as you have a day to spend outdoors and away from your apartment/house. Because let me tell you, when they first start cooking the smell is eye watering.

I love French Onion soup. I've made it before, but at the time I was following the instructions of what we now call the worst vegetarian cookbook ever. I posted the story to my LJ from my old blog, because really it deserves to be repeated. XD

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kayay wrote:

Sep. 30th, 2008 05:34 am (UTC)

I did it. I couldn't get it out of my head, so I had to do it that very same day. I was at the store yesterday and onions were cheap, so and got about 5 -- that's a lot for me -- large onions. You're right. The early part of the cooking process is smelly. I spent much of the time with the windows open and sitting on the porch or in the room farthest from the kitchen. Today I put some into a soup made from a leftover roast, and it was yummy. I'm thinking other uses for it now: mushroom and onion gravy maybe or perhaps in an omelet.

Can you find the old "worst vegetarian cookbook" post and link back to it for me? I'd love to have a laugh. I'm laughing with you of course.

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tsaiko wrote:

Oct. 1st, 2008 07:24 pm (UTC)

The best part is those cooked onions freeze really well. I usually bug Miome to make a pot and freeze them. Then I use them for the next month or so in stews and roasts so I don't have to worry about chopping onions. It's wonderful.

I think we still have the worst vegetarian cookbook around. I'll see if I can dig it up this weekend and post some of the "instructions" in it for laughs. They really are terrible.

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