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What's a recipe that you will NEVER make again? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Have you ever tried a recipe that turned out to go horribly wrong, or maybe the end product, despite being good, just wasn't worth the effort? What was that recipe, and what about it made you say "NEVER AGAIN"?

I ask this as I am actively trying to remove the stench of onions from my Instapot lid's silicone ring after making French Onion Soup in it (so far steaming it with white vinegar on the steam setting, soaking the ring in a water/baking soda bath overnight, and baking it at 250 degrees F for 20 minutes have all done nothing, so I ordered a new one, I give up). And I realized that cutting all the onions and waiting hours for them to caramelize and now this damn smell issue just isn't worth it. Plus I still have frozen soup in the freezer because I can only eat French Onion soup so many days in a row.

NEVER AGAIN.

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[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 8 months ago

FYI, the trick to making caramelized onions is boiling the onions. After you cut up your onions and add them to your pan, add a small amount of water, enough that the water will cook out after a few minutes. The water will steam the onions and cook them more quickly, which will them make them faster and easier to caramelize.

Here's a video to demonstrate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovqhzil3wJw

This trick works well to make mushrooms more flavorful and all sorts of other foods!

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 16 points 8 months ago

You can also cheat by adding some sodium bicarbonate.

[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

oo, I didn't know this trick, thanks!

[-] randombullet@programming.dev 6 points 8 months ago

Doesn't taste quite like real caramelize onions, but it's close enough for when you're rushing

[-] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

The flavor is not as rich, and too much baking soda will make them slimy.

It's a good 'I really want Crêpes but it's already 7pm' thing.

[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 8 months ago

haha, good to know - thanks!

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 points 8 months ago

Instead of water you can add a bit of beer to cook the onions. You don't taste the beer at the end but it brings a bit more flavors at the end.

[-] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago

yesss! and any broth really could work here in substitute for more flavor, but beer and onions is a bomb combo, especially with brats

[-] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Wine also. White is more subtle, red will give it a sort of balsamic vinegar type aftertaste.

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