_onion Brushes To Make Recipes

SAUTEED ONIONS (& MORE ONION RECIPES!)

Steps:

• Slice the onions.
• In a large sauté pan or skillet, heat the olive oil or butter over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper and cook another 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste to assess doneness and add a few pinches or salt until the flavor pops.

ONION BREAD II

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• Stir salt, shortening, minced onions, oregano and 2 cups bread flour into yeast mixture. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Stir dough to deflate and place it into a lightly greased 9x5 inch loaf pan. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until the top of the dough is within 1/2 inch of the top of the pan, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• After loaf has risen, arrange onion slices on top of the loaf. Pour melted butter over the slices and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from pan to cool on a wire rack.

_ONION BRUSHES: TO MAKE

Steps:

• Discard both the leafy green tops and root ends of thick scallions, leaving only the white stalks. Make a number of vertical, parallel cuts about 1/2-inch deep at one end. Then make a number of other parallel cuts at right angles to the first set to form a grid pattern. (You may do this at one or both ends of each stalk.) Soak 1 hour in ice water. (The shredded ends will open and become frilly.) Drain. Place in a serving dish.NOTE: Onion brushes are served with Peking Duck or as a relish with hoisin sauce.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

_POULTRY: TO TRUSS

Steps:

• Place the bird breast-side up. Take a length of clean white string slip it around the back, then under and around the wings. Cross the ends of the string at the tip of the breastbone and pull them taut to hold the wings down. Then loop one end around each leg and tie securely.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

_LOTUS SEEDS: TO BLANCH

Steps:

• Soak the seeds 5 minutes in hot water. Rub off the husks. Insert a toothpick in one end of each seed. Push out and discard the bitter-tasting green heart. Rinse. Boil 10 to 15 minutes. Drain.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.