Many of us refrain from eating onions because of the pungent smell. Some people even wonder how to cook onions and stay away from it when they don’t get any satisfactory answer to their question. However, you can soak the onions in a bowl of cold water that has a piece of soda mixed in it for about ten minutes or so. After that, wash the onions in fresh water and you will notice that the smell has gone. Once that is done, you can cook the onion in any way that you want to. You will be surprised with the good taste that onions have to offer you.
Now, let us look at the process by which you can get a nice taste of the onion. You can begin by taking some onions – say about 250 grams and cook them slowly till they become caramelised in their own way during the time. Remember to sauté and turn them over every now and then or they will become burnt if left as it is for a long period of time on the gas. This process takes about 20-25 minutes but it will give you a decent tasting onion. If you do this in a quick way, it leaves the onions in its acrid-tasting state and does not bring out the sweetness that is hidden within it. Remember, onions are to be cooked for a long time, as they would become acidic in taste otherwise. If you were trying to cook onions for the first time, cooking it for quite sometime would be the best.
In case you do not wish to spend time in front of the stove, you can use the microwave to cook the onions. The process is to simply put the onions in a microwave-proof dish, with a little amount of oil added to it. No water will be needed. When you finally add the onions cooked in your microwave to your recipe, they would taste great.
Onions can make your food taste good. Though people often shun onions because of their smell, you can negate its irritating smell by opting for the proper method to cook it.
