Onions to Boil
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Remove the outer skin from the onions.
Place the onions in a pot with cold water.
Boil
Bring the water to a boil and cook the onions for five minutes.
Strain the onions and add more cold water.
Boil the onions until tender, which may take from one to two hours depending on their age and size.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Onions
- Provide the main substance of the dish, becoming soft and sweet as they cook through.
- Cold water
- Covers the onions and carries heat evenly so they cook through without scorching.
The step that matters
Boil the onions until tender. Onions vary in age and size, so cooking time changes a lot. Underdone onions stay firm and sharp, while overcooking makes them mushy. Test with a knife tip rather than relying only on the clock.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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