[Sca-cooks] substitutes for onions

[Elaine Koogler]

> > --On Saturday, December 01, 2007 2:18 PM -0600 Lisa Sawyer
> >  <ysabeau.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have ideas for cooking without onions? For me, beef and
> > onions
> > > seem to go together. However, I might be cooking for someone who is
> > > allergic to onions. Any idea for substitutions? Garlic is okay.
> > >
>
> Though it won't replace onions, I have found that juniper berries add a
great flavor to beef, particularly in stews.  And a recipe I have from
Williams Sonoma uses fresh thyme.

Also...don't forget to use red wine!

Kiri
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