Onion. The world's most basic cooking ingredient ?

[whiffey]

The onion. How many dishes do not start by coarsely or finely slicing an onion ? For a curry, you go on to burn it with garlic, for a bolognese, you soften it gently, for a beef casserole it is the first thing you put into the dish. God bless the onion.

[pinkkitty]

amen to that brother whiffey. i love onions. especially oven roasted ones.

[Jugglering]

Well, I don't generally use onions in bread, cheese sauces or apple crumbles... lol but you are right, they are the basis for most of my (savoury) dishes - and well loved too ! I try to ring the changes by using the different types of onion available - anything from mild spring onions to those fierce little English ones.... (via the sweet Spanish and amusing red ones).

[sunday]

Raw onions are delicious, especially the red kind and the large yellow ones.

[Lore]

My nan used to put an onion into a pan of scouse, (a whole onion, no chopping or slicing involved) Did my nan 'go one ingredient too far?'

One thing I do know, 'I never wanna taste lamb with fennel again.'

[Champagne]

Eurk! Fennel. :o(

Well whiffey, I had about 4 onions delivered as part of my weekly organic box. And lo and behold at the end of the week I still had 4 organic onions!! I just find it really hard to cook meals like curry or spag bol for one.

I think I used one of them in a home-made coleslaw in the end.

It's like my chilli plant. I love chillies. But now I have a plant full of them I never seem to use 'em!

[pinkkitty]

i've thought about getting organic veg & meat delivered, Champagne, where do you get yours from?

P.S. What's Scouse?

[Lore]

What is scouse? :oO

Well, being a Wirral girl - which is just across the Mersey from Liverpool, we too have their famous dish, Scouse.

Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Beef (or other meat if you prefer) stock and seasoning...

basically, it's a stew but better!

you can have other variations -

doughboy pie - which is scouse with dumplings and a pie crust

scouse with dumplings

Blind scouse - for those occasions when meat was too expensvie in the good old days

and best of all, serve it with beetroot, pickled onions and for the few and far between - brown sauce!!

I don't make it often, but when I do, it's like the times when you have good old beans on toast - you forget how much you like it.

[Champagne]

I use Abel & Cole, kitty.

http://www.abel-cole.co.uk/

I just do �10 each week for their small mixed organic box. It's ideal for a singleton like me. You can also try Riverford if Abel & Cole don't deliver in your area.

[BillStickers]

Champagne, do you have a weekly standing order or do you have to go online and buy it every week?

[trinacsmith]

I too love onions. Whether it be grilled, roasted or even raw.