Onions are a vegetable without which it is difficult to imagine most dishes in Polish cuisine. Expressive and aromatic adds depth to many dishes, which is why it is not surprising that so many people want to have the right supply for winter time. Whether from your own cultivation or purchased It can go down to spring without losing its freshness and taste. Just know the proven way to store it.
Autumn is the best time to make winter stocks. We are talking here about making home -made preserves and the collection of individual Vegetables that will be at your fingertips during the winter season. For many months, in appropriate conditions, beets, as well as … onions.
Known for its versatility, expressive taste and high availability of guests in almost every home. Store in appropriate conditions, it can maintain its freshness even until spring. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of how to store onionso that it does not become soft, moist and rotting.
The basis is to choose healthy heads, which then Keep in a cool and dark place. Limiting light and heat access is crucial so as not to accelerate the deterioration process. Importantly, The onion is best stored alonebecause it secretes ethylene gas, which can cause faster spoilage of other vegetables and fruits, including potatoes.
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While maintaining the appropriate conditions Onions can fully survive its freshness for up to 6 months. Many people for this He stores it in paper bagswhich is particularly suitable for small amounts of onions, which thanks to this can be kept in a kitchen cabinet.
This season, however, it is worth keeping in mind a completely different way that will change the storage of onions for the winter for good. Although it sounds quite surprising, it works, and this is the most important thing. For storing onions for the winter, use well … an old pair of tights. This unusual solution is gaining more and more popularity both because of its simplicity and effectiveness.
Keeping onions in tights reduces moisture and at the same time ensures air circulation. The supplies placed in tights do not touch each other, which further minimizes the risk of spoiling. Onions kept in this way in a cool and dark place They do not germinate and keep their freshness for many months.
Therefore Just take an unnecessary pair of tights and put the onion into one of the “legs”. Take a knot over it and repeat these activities with subsequent onions until you use the entire length of the tights. This is how the “cord” was formed in the pantry or another dry and dark place. Comfortably pull out one onion when you need it, cutting off the lower part of the tights with scissors.
