Onion sauce

Onion sauce
Pork tenderloin with a dense onion sauce
TypeSauce
Main ingredientsOnion
Ingredients generally usedCream, milk, butter, chicken broth, wine, port wine, beer, lemon juice, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, dry mustard, sage and other herbs, mushroom ketchup, bread crumbs, bacon and others
VariationsBrown or white
Onion sauce being prepared for new potatoes

Onion sauce is a culinary sauce that uses onion as its primary ingredient.[1][2] Some onion sauces may use several types of onions in their preparation. Some onion sauces are brown in color, while others are white.[1][2][3]

Many various ingredients may be used in preparations of onion sauce, such as cream, milk, butter, chicken broth, wine, port wine, beer, lemon juice, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, dry mustard, sage and other herbs, mushroom ketchup, bread crumbs, bacon and others.[1] Preparation generally involves slicing or dicing and then cooking the onions, adding additional ingredients, and then continuing to cook or simmer the mixture to create a sauce.[1][2] Some preparations involve frying the onions until they are browned, while others do not brown the onions.[1][2]

Onion sauce can be used to complement many foods, such as potatoes and peas, meats, such as pork, duck, rabbit, mutton, and liver, such as calf liver.[1][2][4] Onion sauce prepared with bread crumbs may be used as a stuffing, which can be used in various poultry dishes, such as goose.[1]

In French cuisine, Soubise sauce is a well-known onion sauce.

Cebolada is a Portuguese onion stew, onion sauce or paste that is prepared with onion as a primary ingredient.[5][6] It is used on several Portuguese dishes.

In New York, Sabrett hot dogs are associated with a red tomato-based onion sauce called Sabrett Onions in Sauce. It is a standard condiment at many Sabrett-branded hot dog carts.[7]

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  2. ^ a b c d e Cassell's dictionary of cookery. Cassell, ltd. 1883. pp. 468–469.
  3. ^ Meyer, Ethel (2010). 1200 Traditional English Recipes. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 215–216. ISBN 978-3861952893. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ^ Caggiano, Biba (2002). Biba's Northern Italian Cooking. Penguin. p. 145. ISBN 1440623910.
  5. ^ Taylor, James Lumpkin; Martin, Priscilla Clark (1976). A Portuguese-English Dictionary, Volume 243. Stanford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780804704809.
  6. ^ Metzelthin, Pearl Violette Newfield (1994). Gourmet, Volume 54, Issues 7-12. Condé Nast Publications. p. 214.
  7. ^ "Sabrett® Onions in Sauce 16oz".