Onions can be not only a supplement, but also the main ingredient in the sauce. This aromatic vegetable can do a lot, you just need to cook it correctly. Onion sauces have a pronounced taste, but they are very tender, light, suitable for absolutely any dish. Choosing a recipe?
Onion Sauce - General Cooking Principles
For sauces, onions are most often used; in some recipes, shallots may be required. To emphasize the taste, sometimes a little green feathers are added before serving, it all depends on the recipe. Fresh onions are rarely used. Usually it is sautéed in oil, stewed in wine or in another liquid.
What is used as a basis:
• cream or sour cream;
• vegetable, mushroom, meat or fish broths;
• vegetable juices, diluted tomato.
In addition to onions, mushrooms, bacon, various fresh and pickled vegetables, cheese and eggs can be added to the sauce. Spices will give a special taste. It can be mixed seasonings, garlic, nuts, seeds, herbs and bay leaf. It all depends on the recipe, imagination, as well as taste preferences.
Onion sauce with cream for meat, fish
The classic version of this onion sauce uses shallots. But if it is not, then take ordinary onions, preferably white. The sauce broth should be used meat or fish, depending on which dish it will be served.
Ingredients
• two onion heads;
• 20 ml of oil;
• 150 ml cream;
• 200 g of broth;
• 10 g flour;
• salt pepper.
Cooking
1. Cut the peeled onions into thin half rings or small straws. Put in preheated butter or vegetable oil. Fry a little.
2. Sprinkle the onion with flour, stir quickly, continue to fry until a blush appears, but do not let the flour burn.
3. Add the broth, stir. Stew the sauce over low heat until the onions are completely soft. The mass should slightly thicken, it will look like jelly.
4. Pour cream, use any fat content. Stir well, pepper and salt.
5. Heat the onion sauce over a small fire for another two minutes, so that the tastes combine, the onion should be very soft by this time. Stir, turn off.
Cold onion sauce with sour cream
A variant of a light cold sauce with sour cream and onions, which will give heat to any mayonnaise. Very fragrant, but light not greasy, it can be served with chicken, meat, fish, used as a dip.
Ingredients
• 2 onion heads (approximately 150 g);
• 150 g sour cream;
• oil, some water;
• 0.5 tsp mixtures of peppers;
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 3 sprigs of dill and salt.
Cooking
1. Cut the onion in any pieces. The smaller, the faster it cooks, put it in oil. First, fry over high heat until a slight blush, then remove. Add 3-4 tablespoons of water, soar under the lid until completely soft. Remove from heat, cool.
2. Wipe the steamed onions through a sieve to make soft mashed potatoes.
3. Combine the cooked gruel with sour cream.
4. We add garlic to them, pepper and salt, stir. We bring spices to the desired taste. This sauce is very interesting in a spicy version.
5. At the end, for a beautiful view, add a little chopped dill. 2-3 branches are enough. Stir and can be consumed!
Red onion sauce with mushrooms
For onion sauce, you can take boiled white mushrooms or champignons. The quantity in the prepared form is indicated. For the basis of tomato juice is used. But you can also cook the sauce on meat broth with sour cream, it will also turn out delicious.
Ingredients
• 150 g of mushrooms;
• 200 g of onion;
• 15 g flour;
• 800 ml of juice;
• salt, oil and various seasonings.
Cooking
1. If the mushrooms are raw, then put them to cook, then remove from the broth, cool and cut into small pieces.
2. Dice the onion. Pour it into a saucepan with hot oil or in a cauldron, fry until transparent.
3. Add mushrooms to the onion, cook together until all excess moisture has evaporated, a rosy color appears.
4. Add tomato juice in parts in flour, stir well, no lumps should turn out, you can strain through a sieve.
5. Pour mushrooms with onions in a tomato mass, you can immediately pepper, add salt.
6. Now prepare the sauce on low heat until it thickens. At the end we put greens, season with laurel, at will we throw a small clove of garlic.
Onion sauce in milk with cheese
This recipe for onion sauce is very similar to Bechamel. Use cheese that will melt well in a hot mass.
Ingredients
• 600 ml of milk;
• two onions;
• a spoon of flour;
• two tablespoons creamer. oils;
• 60 g of cheese;
• salt, pepper black or white.
Cooking
1. Tasty this sauce is obtained in butter, but you can take a vegetable product or any fat. We throw in the pan, warm up.
2. Cut the peeled onion heads into small and thin cubes so that large pieces do not float in the sauce. Passage to transparency and softness.
3. Pour wheat flour, quickly stir with a spatula.
4. Now with a thin stream we introduce whole milk, mix well, brew the sauce. Cook on low heat.
5. As soon as the sauce begins to boil, throw the salt and pepper. Immediately add the grated cheese.
6. We warm the milk mass until the cheese is dissolved, turn it off.
Thick onion sauce with bacon
This relish sauce with onions and bacon can be served with pasta, rice, but also used as an independent snack. If necessary, you can increase the amount of sour cream, so that the mass is more liquid.
Ingredients
• 70 g of bacon;
• 180 g of onion;
• 120 g sour cream;
• 60 ml of water;
• salt, spices, herbs to taste.
Cooking
1. Cut the bacon into cubes. Spread in a preheated pan. Fry the pieces until rosy. As soon as a lot of fat is melted, carefully remove them with a spoon with holes or a fork. Remove for a while in a bowl.
2. In the fat from the bacon put the chopped onion. Fry until cooked. It should become soft, a little browned.
3. Sour cream mixed with water, you can add a little soy sauce. Pour to the onion, bring to a boil.
4. It's time to return the fried bacon to the pan. Salt and pepper the sauce.
5. Warm up a couple of minutes, turn off.
Onion sauce with cream and wine
Another recipe for creamy onion sauce. For cooking, you need to use white dry wine. If there is no such amount, then you can take half, just the taste will not be very pronounced.
Ingredients
• two onions;
• 150 ml of wine;
• 25 ml of oil;
• 300 ml cream 10-15%;
• pepper, salt;
• 2 tablespoons of grated cheese.
Cooking
1. Any oil. We heat it in a pan.
2. Peel the onions, chop finely, lay out and fry until cooked.
3. Pour in white wine. Evaporate moisture until about half remains.
4. Add cream and spices, stir.
5. Cook the creamy sauce for another three minutes to combine the flavors.
6. Add two tablespoons of grated hard cheese for thickness, stir and remove from heat.
Beef broth onion sauce with red wine
For this onion sauce you will need natural red grape wine. Of course, it is best to use a dry product, but you can take any other kind with a small fortress.
Ingredients
• 2 onion heads;
• 20 g of oil sl .;
• 10 ml of vegetable oil .;
• 1 tsp brown sugar;
• a spoon of flour;
• 160 ml of red wine;
• 700 ml of beef broth;
• a spoon of balsamic vinegar;
• salt.
Cooking
1. Cut the onion into large half rings.
2. In a stewpan, heat two types of oil, add onions. Cook on low heat for about ten minutes.
3. As soon as the onion is cooked and a little fried, add brown sugar, sprinkle over the entire surface evenly, add heat, stir. Cooking another minute.
4. Now you can pour red wine. Cook the onion in it for about ten minutes. We do not allow the mass to boil actively, it is better to languish. Onion in the process will become soft. The pieces will fall apart when pressed.
5. It's time to add the meat broth. Leave half the glass, pour the rest to the onion with wine.
6. Put salt and pepper, stir, let the mixture boil for a couple of minutes.
7. In the remaining broth, spread a spoonful of flour. You can strain to surely get rid of lumps.
8. Pour the flour into the bulk, let the sauce boil, remove the saucepan from the heat.
Quick Onion Tomato Paste Sauce
This recipe will help out if you urgently need to make gravy to the side dish or simply there is nothing to serve pasta with.
Ingredients
• onion;
• 2 tablespoons of pasta;
• glass of water;
• a spoon of flour;
• some oil.
Cooking
1. Peel the onion. Heat a little oil in a pan. We spread the vegetable, begin to fry.
2. Put tomato paste in a bowl, add a few tablespoons of water, grind so that no lumps remain.
3. Add flour to the paste, stir until smooth. Then we throw salt and pepper, enter the remaining water. Stir thoroughly.
4. Pour the tomato dressing to the fried onion, let it boil.
5. Put the fire at the very minimum, cover. Tomim red sauce under the lid for 2-3 minutes.
6. For taste, we throw greens, laurel, a clove of garlic or any seasoning mixture.
Onion Sauce - Useful Tips and Tricks
• If you fry onions in butter, then it turns out much tastier. If you use vegetable oil, then the pieces do not burn. A great option is to take two types at the same time, tasty and convenient.
• In order not to cry while slicing large quantities of onions, you need to draw cold water into your mouth and periodically change it. Rinsing the board and knife with cold water also helps.
• The taste of onion sauce will be more pleasant if you add a little sugar to it, you can use berry or fruit syrup.
