I dry onions at any time of the year. There are plenty of reasons. Friends used to be surprised, but now they do the same.
First, I'll tell you how do i dry onions (there are several ways). In the video below, I told and showed everything in detail (there you will also find several recipes with ordinary onions). Take a look - you'll love it!
I clean and chop the onion. To cry less when slicing onions, I use one of 50 ways I know how not to cry 👉 I take water in my mouth. It looks funny, but it works!
I pre-soak the onion in water.
Then I cut into half rings. There are two ways to dry.
First. In the oven. I put baking trays with onions in the oven, the door should be ajar (you can put a spoon or a towel). At a temperature of 80 degrees, dry for about 4-6 hours (depending on the oven and on the onion itself)
This method is, of course, costly. The oven is not designed for this job. But I used to dry it like that. Here's what happens:
Second way. In an electric dryer. ANY dryer will do! I dry at a temperature of 50-60 degrees. It takes longer than in the oven. But it comes out much cheaper. I will not indicate the time. It will be different for each dryer (it is usually indicated in the instructions).
Third way. In the sun. But I hardly use this method))
You can store onions without chopping. I put it in a dry jar and keep it in the closet. I add such onions to soups, casseroles, meat dishes, and cook stewed vegetables with it. Very often I add to baked goods (bread with such onions, well, it turns out very tasty and aromatic)!
But I definitely grind some of the onion into powder. I do this with a blender.
Then I put it in a dry jar. I add this powder to sauces, marinades, salad dressing, cutlets and pancakes, use it as a seasoning for meat, vegetables, add to fillings and dough. The taste of the dish changes! It's hard to tell. I highly recommend trying it!
Yes, I add a little salt to the onion powder for better storage. Then the lump does not get lost and the aroma is better preserved.
I am constantly asked questions: "Why, because onions are in stores all year round, they are well stored anyway ..." But WHY:
First reason (it was with this that my drying began) - in the spring I "saved" stocks of onions bought for the winter. They did not have time to eat, but it began to grow and deteriorate. In general, then I dried about 5 kg of onions. And after 3 months I dried it again!!! Because...
Second reason (main). Dishes with such onions are MUCH tastier! The aroma is similar to that of fried (caramelized) onions. There is no unpleasant bitterness, which many do not like in onions, and the aroma is much brighter!
By the way, you can just buy ready-made spices in the store (at least a bag), so as not to bother with drying for a long time - and try. But still, the onions from the bag are not so... Foreign taste is present.
Third reason. It is easier and FASTER to cook with such onions. You don't need to fry the onions, you don't even need to chop them. I immediately add to the dish and... Always delicious! This is where I cook onion rolls:
The fourth reason (for many, too, important). In every family, I am sure, there are those who do not like onions and "seek out" it, putting it on the edge of the plate. I also have such a "lover", so I use onion powder. You can't see the onion in the dish, but the taste will be amazing!
Fifth reason. It often happens that a bow is urgently needed somewhere, but it suddenly ran out... And I always have seasoning in my closet. And always helps out in such situations.
THAT'S WHY I am drying onions. Write in the comments, do you do this?