Aromatics · Fresh

Brown onions

Also called yellow onions, Spanish onions, cooking onions

The standard golden-skinned cooking onion; pungent raw and sweet when cooked. The base of countless soups, stews, curries and sauces.

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What can replace it

  • T1 · Great swapWhite onions
  • T2 · GoodRed onions

    Slightly sweeter and turns cooked dishes a duller colour.

  • T2 · GoodShallots

    Sweeter and more delicate; fiddly in quantity.

  • T2 · GoodSweet onions

    Milder and sweeter; browns faster.

  • T3 · In a pinchLeeks

    Milder, greener flavour and softer texture.

  • T3 · In a pinchOnion powder

    Flavour only, no body or sweetness; about 1 tbsp per medium onion. (use 0.05× the amount)

Cook with Brown onions