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In the 1982 second printing of Madhjur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking": On page 28 she addresses the length of time it takes to brown onions and how people give up
by SavantIdiot 5y ago
In the 1982 second printing of Madhjur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking":
On page 28 she addresses the length of time it takes to brown onions and how people give up because patience is required.
On page 51 (Rogan Josh), "Put the onions (minced) and garlic (minced) in to the same put and turn the heat down to medium. Stir and fry the onion-garlic mixture for about 10 mintues until it has browned." Clearly not 5 minutes as claimed.
If you actually read the BOOK and not the RECIPE, she explains that Indian techniques take a very long time by Western standards.
I think the problem is people thinking a recipe tells you everything. It doesn't. You need to read the book part of the cookbook as well to understand the context that the chef is expecting you to inhabit.
Read Alma Lach's the Art of French Cooking, or Marcela Hazans Italian cookbook. Both of those books have very lengthy sections on techniques, which often differ from what you see on the Food Network or shows sped up to fit in 7 minute recipe segments.
- cortesoft 5y agoWhy put the inaccurate time in the recipe, though? Just as a test to make sure you read the whole book?
- SavantIdiot 5y agoBecause the title of the article is literally "Why do recipe writers lie..." Don't you think that perhaps the person making the claim should have their facts straight?
- banachtarski 5y agoSays the guy who didn’t read the article where the author actually identifies and tries a 10min caramelization tech she finds and discovers it too doesn’t work.
- SavantIdiot 5y agoPlease read the hacker news guidelines for posting (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) "Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. " My point is that the author is complaining about lying but not following their own objection.
- cortesoft 5y agoI am confused.... if the recipe itself lists an inaccurate time, that is still the recipe "lying" even if another part of the book says onions take a long time?
- thebooktocome 5y agoYou don't get caramelized onions in ten minutes, either.
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- JoeAltmaier 5y ago5 or 10 - no difference, each are a lie. It takes 45 minutes. Here's one that claims 1 or two minutes! https://www.thespruceeats.com/recipe-quick-browned-onions-912839 https://www.thespruceeats.com/recipe-quick-browned-onions-91... Yes people get this wrong all the time. One good approach is to dry-fry onions for the first half covered, to get the water out. Then remove the lid and add oil (careful! there's water in the pan) and fry for the 2nd half of the time. Onions with water driven out will brown faster.
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- djrogers 5y agoThe author was likely referring to the original, not the expanded and updated second printing.