Steemit Iron Chef 2017 #15: 1001 Nights Onion Adventure

This was an adventure into onions and a number of techniques for me !

Here is a closer look at the finished dish...

Overview of the Elements of the Dish

Butterpoached Quails Egg Yolk

Poach the yolk for 30 seconds in clarified butter

Caramelized Onions
regular yellow onions
butter
sugar

Bowl of Charred Red Onion
red onion ...blow torch

Beer battered Crispy Onion Rings

Extremely finely sliced onion rings
Beer
Flour
salt and Pepper
oil

Gratinated and Butterfried Onion Toast

White bread (I used my own bread see recipe here @globaldoodlegems/bake-buttermilk-bread-with-me )
shallots softened in in olive oil and butter
Applewood smoked Cheddar cheese
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Crispy Fresh Onion Salad

Spring Onion
red onion
chieves
Tomato
Extra virgin oliveoil
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and Pepper

Red Onion & Caramelized Onion Mayonaise

red onions...boiled in double cream
some of the previously caramelized onions
homemade mayo
smoked Paprika
salt and pepper
Worchester sauce (a few drops)

Red Onion infused Whipped Double Cream

Red Onion
Double Cream
smoked Paprika
salt & pepper
Balsamic vinegar (drops)
soften the onions by cooking in the double cream with the seasonings...
strain and leave the cream to chill...

whip it

add additional seasoning to taste

Grilled Onion Rings & grilled Spring Onion

Onion slices
Spring Onion
Sesame oil
Coat with sesame Oil and grill

Balsamic Glazed Caramelized Pearl Onions

Pearlonions
sugar
Balsamic vinegar
butter

Black Foot Cured Iberico Ham

nomnom.... the best ... thin slices fold up to roses and add to our plate ...
Some of my ingredients

Plating
I made a little slideshow ... too many pics to put them all up ... ( I have about 185 pics of the whole process ... a bit too much lol, so I tried to cut my step by steps down to just a few essential pics )

It was a real challenge to get my idea created... as there were many elements ... but I suceeded and I am extremely proud of my result ... and as for the tast experience it was out of this world ... everything just melted toget in a true explosion of tastes and textures ... I loved it !

Proofpic
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I enjoyed this round a lot and I think I pushed myself a lot .... I hope you guys will like my take on this weeks product : Onions...
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So happy to be a part of Steemit-Ironchef ... and enjoying my weekly culinary challenge and of course discovering the awesome dishes of my cocontestants !
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