How to Fry Onions So They Never Burn: A Trick from Experienced Cooks

18.04.2023 10:01

Onions are often used in a number of dishes in fried form, and it is necessary to bring it to a golden color, but it just burns.

There is one trick that will always make the vegetable turn out just as the recipe calls for. Here's what experienced cooks do.

To prevent the onion from burning

In fact, if the onion starts to burn, you can still save it before it turns into embers.

There is one interesting life hack for this case.

All you need to do is take one ice cube out of the freezer and place it in the pan where the vegetable is fried.

Onion Vegetables
Photo: © Belnovosti

The ice will instantly lower the temperature of the pan, preventing the onions from turning to charcoal.

As for excess moisture, it will evaporate quickly and will not affect the taste of the dish.

Don't forget to remove the pan from the heat.

Important! This trick is not suitable for those cases when frying onions in a frying pan with a non-stick coating. The utensils do not tolerate temperature changes well.

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor