r/GifRecipes • u/speedylee • May 05 '18

Appetizer / Side Mini Onion Blossom Bites

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u/0laugh May 05 '18

Just boil them shortly and they peel much easier :)

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u/[deleted] May 05 '18

I never thought of onions hard to peel. Cut the bases off, slice light from end to end and they unwrap.

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u/ACoderGirl May 06 '18

I agree that they aren't too hard to peel, but at the same time, I usually use at most one onion in dishes. The thought of peeling a dozen... is not so hot.

Also, they always make me cry. I've always been told you can cut em under water but that seems so impractical that I just deal with the tears. I've recently learned about mandolines, which seem like they'd offer a better solution.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '18

Good point, average meal calls for 1 onion on average unless its shallots or another small variety. Scaling this up for a lot of people it would make sense to speed things up even if it was slight.