Onion

Onion is an aromatic bulb used raw or cooked in sauces, soups, stews, and many other dishes.

About Onion

Onion is the edible bulb of an allium vegetable, commonly used raw or cooked in salads, relishes, garnishes, fresh sauces, soups, stews, braises, and many other dishes. It is commonly sold with papery outer skin and layered flesh.

Raw onion is crisp, sharp, and pungent, while cooking makes it softer, sweeter, and more rounded. Flavour and texture vary with cultivar, maturity, storage, and method. The bulb may be sliced, chopped, diced, grated, dried, or used whole.

Bulb colour may be white, yellow, red, or another cultivar-specific shade. Onions are sold whole and fresh, or dried and prepared in pieces or powder. Sautéing, frying, roasting, grilling, pickling, and caramelizing progressively alter firmness, moisture, sweetness, and intensity.

Ingredient type: whole food

Forms & related ingredients

Chicken Brothcontains · Chicken Broth → Onion
Chipotle salsacontains · Chipotle salsa → Onion
Vegetable stockcontains · Vegetable stock → Onion
Tomato chutneycontains · Tomato chutney → Onion
Brown saucecontains · Brown sauce → Onion
Guajillo Chili Saucecontains · Guajillo Chili Sauce → Onion
Pork-and-chicken stockcontains · Pork-and-chicken stock → Onion
Mole saucecontains · Mole sauce → Onion
Lentil Dumplingcontains · Lentil Dumpling → Onion
Seafood stockcontains · Seafood stock → Onion
Beef stockcontains · Beef stock → Onion
Salsacontains · Salsa → Onion
Spice Pastecontains · Spice Paste → Onion
Clam Brothcontains · Clam Broth → Onion
Red salsacontains · Red salsa → Onion
Mushroom soupcontains · Mushroom soup → Onion
Vegetable Brothcontains · Vegetable Broth → Onion
Tomato-based pasta saucecontains · Tomato-based pasta sauce → Onion
Mole negrocontains · Mole negro → Onion
Fish brothcontains · Fish broth → Onion
Meat fillingcontains · Meat filling → Onion
Liver pâtécontains · Liver pâté → Onion
Pork pâtécontains · Pork pâté → Onion
Sambalcontains · Sambal → Onion
Fish stockcontains · Fish stock → Onion
Bread dumplingcontains · Bread dumpling → Onion
Liver sausagecontains · Liver sausage → Onion
Creole Seasoningcontains · Creole Seasoning → Onion
Baked Beanscontains · Baked Beans → Onion
Worcestershire saucecontains · Worcestershire sauce → Onion
Pork stockcontains · Pork stock → Onion
Tomato-onion saucecontains · Tomato-onion sauce → Onion
Dried chile saucecontains · Dried chile sauce → Onion
Amarillo molecontains · Amarillo mole → Onion
Refried beanscontains · Refried beans → Onion
Savory Meat Fillingcontains · Savory Meat Filling → Onion
Duck Stockcontains · Duck Stock → Onion
Red chile saucecontains · Red chile sauce → Onion
Morcela (Portuguese blood sausage)contains · Morcela (Portuguese blood sausage) → Onion
Blood sausagecontains · Blood sausage → Onion
Beef brothcontains · Beef broth → Onion
Fried onionscontains · Fried onions → Onion
Guajillo Chile Saucecontains · Guajillo Chile Sauce → Onion
Chile Colorado Saucecontains · Chile Colorado Sauce → Onion
Black recadocontains · Black recado → Onion
Gravycontains · Gravy → Onion
Suya Spice Blendcontains · Suya Spice Blend → Onion
Pork Brothcontains · Pork Broth → Onion
Chicken stockcontains · Chicken stock → Onion
Meat stockcontains · Meat stock → Onion
Tomato saucecontains · Tomato sauce → Onion
Meatballscontains · Meatballs → Onion
Cajun seasoning blendcontains · Cajun seasoning blend → Onion
Lamb Stockcontains · Lamb Stock → Onion
Samosacontains · Samosa → Onion

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Amsterdam onion