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Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby slimpersoninside » Wed Jun 22, 2022 10:15 pm

As hubby is intolerant/allergic to alliums we very rarely have onions in the house. Occasionally I get the urge to have something with onions in e.g. in a cheese toastie.
I've been thinking of getting something that will sub for fried onions and will keep well. Does onion marmalade fit the bill or are there better things out there?

Thanks.

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby Suelle » Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:02 pm

I think I'd use caramelised onion chutney, especially with anything based on cheese. I'm not sure if that's what you're calling onion marmalade.

I often make corned beef hash with leeks for a greater volume of vegetables, but then stir in a tablespoon of onion chutney at the end for more allium flavour.
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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby scullion » Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:15 pm

what about the tubs of crispy, fried onions you can get at the supermarket?
a little asafoetida is meant to give a sort of leek flavour. i can't say i recognise it as leek but it does give some food another dimension.

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby Earthmaiden » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:11 am

All the above. Also onion granules from any spice aisle. Just a pinch creates a good flavour (they tend to get moist and stick together but are easy to loosen).

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby smitch » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:07 am

Onion chutney is lovely in a cheese toastie or on top of a burger.

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby slimpersoninside » Thu Jun 23, 2022 11:18 am

Thanks all :thumbsup .

It would appear onion chutney is what I'm after.

Off to amend the shopping list ;) .

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby Sakkarin » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:03 pm

Actually reminds me of a faux pas I made when I was a cabbie, taking some Hare Krishna devotees to their HQ, Bhaktivedanta Mansion (George Harrison's gift to them, has a driveway aboout half a mile long!). By way of a conversation starter, I asked them what their favourite veggie dish was, explaining that I was a bit of a foodie. I suppose I could have probably guessed, but it proved to be Dall, so I mentioned my favourite Tarka Dall, enthusing that the best bit was the fried garlic in the Tarka.

Bit of an embarrassed silence, then a voice came meekly from the back, "Actually we're not allowed to eat garlic or onions....".

Anyway, that memory sparked off a thought, apart from the fact that has already been mentioned about asafoetida which Krishnas (and and some other Hindu sects) use as a replacement, it struck me that if you're interested in non-onion/garlic dishes, you might get hold of a Hare Krishna cookbook. I have one, but don't use it any more because of the lack of onion and garlic. And of meat...

This is the one I have, a freebie from a bloke in an orange dress on my doorstep...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Vegetari ... C69&sr=8-3

Article on Hindus and onion and garlic for anyone that's interested:
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2018 ... ns-in-2019

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Re: Cooked (fried?) onion substitute?

Postby slimpersoninside » Thu Jun 23, 2022 12:33 pm

Cheers Sakkarin.

I shall have a look later thanks. I'm always interested in how to cook without onions & garlic!

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