My son was a chef before he passed away. He made a French Onion soup for his Saturday special. I now make it for my self at Thanksgiving. I too love French Onion soup. I’m looking forward to seeing yours. Blessing
Donate them I live in north county my family relies on a food bank and two years ago we got all these seeds I hadn't seen the brand before they felt fancy and helped us start our home stead those seeds were yours I'm sure you probably donated them (I'm relatively close) and those seeds ment the world at the time keep it up Edit: this was meant as a sweet story I'm very grateful and not trying to shame Kevin I'm very glad to call him part of the general community I'm autistic and don't know if the op had the right tone thank you Kevin :)
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm sure Kevin will donate some of those onions. I know he donates other veg/fruit that he grows. Best wishes to you and your family :-)
Dice up several onions put in ziplock and freeze .it makes it really easy when ur cooking .already diced onions. Also for ferments and pickles u need onion .
Properly cured onions should last 6-9 months in a cool, dark place. Becky at Acre Homestead makes freeze dried onion powder and of course you can dice onions and put in a freezer bag to store in the freezer indefinitely. Rachel at That 1870s Homestead has a caramelized onion canning recipe that she loves.
A really good kitchen hack for me is to chop onions and freeze, so when I'm cooking, I can just grab the desired amount. No more half onions rotting away in the fridge!
Well done! I harvested the majority of my garlic and onions 2 weeks ago. Had bolting issues, but I harvested over 50# of yellow and red onions and soft neck garlic! My first ever! Now, I'll have seeds forever! Thank you for your inspiration!🤗🌻🤗 Ps, I also have crazy numbers of volunteer sunflowers!
One of the red onion varieties we're growing again this year are Red of Florence. They grow long bulbs, like the ones you pulled that look like shallots, instead of round bulbs. We grew them for the first time last year, and really, really liked them. One of the things I like about them is that the long shape is easier to cut.
You can make Turkish Gozleme with them onions. It’s an appetizer usually eaten with other side dishes and sweet black tea. Enjoy your onion harvest gentlemen!
I live in San Diego too and also got many double/tripe onions from 3 separate varieties. My guess is all the rain we had this year. Mine were in ground rather than a raised bed. I will use them up first as I don't think they will store well.
I don’t want the biggest onions to be used just because of their sheer beauty in their size and it’s so satisfying to see something so big! But honestly, seeing some massive THICC onion rings would be really satisfying.
I have a dehydrator and a freeze drier. I dice onions and use both machines to dry the onions. They are very handy when you are cooking. You can use them for any cooking that calls for diced onions. Saves time later when cooking.
Love the little Easter egg peaking out on Chase while he's hanging his "bindle!" 🤣 And wow, what an impressive harvest! This is my first year ever growing onions, so yeah, goals! I think you guys should make some onion rings! I love making them from scratch. Super easy and super tasty! (I use gluten free flour and they are still amazing, but obviously, you can use whatever you like.) Can't wait to see everything you make with all of these!
A crossover episode with Townsends would be pretty cool and educational. It's really interesting to see how people grew and cooked food a couple hundred years ago. He's done some really nice onion recipes, think it'd work well.
That would be wild. I need to see Kev in period clothing in the epic garden. Love both channels. Definitely make the pub porkchops. It was so good it ruined me for other pork dishes
Pickled red onions are wonderful for tacos, sandwiches and even salads. That's how I preserve mine when they start growing in my pantry :P it's super easy too, just bring even parts white vinegar and water with a bit of salt to a boil before pouring over sliced red onions, and they keep forever!
I enjoy the weird screw ups in the garden. Last year I had corn that made corn in the tassels, it was so weird but it forces me to research "what in the world happened" which in turn tends to make me a better gardener but it's probably also one of the reason why I over plant 😂 Plenty of onion to stock up Onion powder and dehydrated onion 👍
I have you both to thank for my first time growing onions with a successful harvest! (Basically all my first time gardening successes to thank you for, besides the onions) I’m obsessed with pickle-ing my onions, so good with tacos and fajitas!
I grow long day onions here in PA. I dehydrate the majority of them. It makes it really quick to make soup and stews when you can just toss in a handful of onions.
In Peru we make an onion salsa! Its chopped onions, a bit of chopped jalapenos, cilantro and lime juice with a splash of olive oil. You eat it on top of beans or lentils
You can never have enough onions, dehydrate them, and make it into your own onion powder. Dice them up freeze some. Make into a ball and freeze than put into bags. If you have a freeze dryer, that would be awesome. And of course, dry them for storage
I've never tried it before but I've read that you can vacuum seal onions and caramelize them sous vide, which then could easily be stuck in the freezer to pull out as needed.
Don't forget that you can use these for *Recipes* that you use for canning. What I mean is, don't just store onions. Use those onions in vegetable broth, chicken broth, turkey broth, etc... make big batches of your favorite bone broths, then can those up for the pantry. Likewise, make big batches of your favorite spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, etc. Can them up for the pantry. Oh, and... when all else fails, make a salad. Slivered red onions are wonderful in a salad. I hope that you do have a pantry. (Honestly, I've been watching your gardening videos, but IDK about your pantry. Have you done any videos about your pantry space, how you organize it, what-all you have in it? Do you have a Pantry play-list?) In addition to preservation methods and recipes, I also recommend you simply keep a basket of onions in a cool, dark place at the bottom shelves of your pantry. If you have a cellar, that would be The Best Option. (I totally forgot about this and I now have a basket full of red onions with tall green sprouts. I'm planning to put them in the garden to let them grow out and go to seed, so I can grow more in my garden. Fingers are crossed.) Anywho, keep a basket of onions in the cellar and they will keep in pretty-good condition for quite a surprising long time. Outside layers will dry out, but when you need an onion, you can peel off those outer layers and find good onion underneath. Of course, those huge onions you got will very likely last 5x as long as normal. First cuz they're so big, you make twice a much recipe with one onion. Second, cuz onions that thick will have far more layers, which means they should last that much longer. You just have to keep an eye on them to watch for signs of mold. IF you have a cellar pantry, you may wish to invest in a dehumidifier. Cool, dry air cuts down on mold.
Drizzle balsamic and olive oil on a pan, slice up some onions, place on top of the oil and balsamic, then place puff pastry on top of the onions, bake at 350 until golden brown and you have a delicious little onion tart!
4:24 I want to say something like 60ish onions perhaps. 10:41 Soup: Leek, Carrot, Potatoe (cooked & pureed), Shallot, with some big bites of shredded rotisserie style chicken. Salt and pepper to taste. If you would like, you can also add some corn as well. You can use plain water or stock, your choice. @epichomesteading
Woah!! How on earth did you get such big onions?!?! I currently have 168 onions (3 varieties) growing in my raised beds. I lined them around and down the middle of my tomato beds. Had no idea I had that many until after planting and counting them 🤣🤣
today (2 days after this vid) i finally pushed aside the dirt on top of my onions...and yihhaaa ... they bulb (my first real harvest try).... and theyre pretty big as well already (none of the necks broke... so i still have time)... we will braid them as well ... like we did with our garlic..
I took your advice and ordered from Dickinson Farms. It's my FIRST time having success with onions! But in my world there's no such thing as too many as long as I can store 'em well. I'm half Italian! Every recipe I make begins, "sauteé an onion...." 😅
I planted yellow granex this year for the first time. They’re almost done. We got fungus gnats early but I still got fairly nice sided onions. Not 2 lbs 😂 but they were market size.
Love the big onions! Just harvested mine a few weeks ago (55 lbs in 20 sq ft) and this year we’re going to try and make onion powder. Most of the time we just chop and flash freeze them since it’s super convenient to have chopped onions on hand.
Dehydrate or freeae dry the onions and then powder down to make onion powder. But only powder what you will use in a week or two and store the rest you dry for powdering down as you need.
I never see onions that size in stores where I live... or at the farmers market. big ones here are half that size, and they are really small ones. I like to rummage through the box of onions and collect the smallest ones, cause that way I use one full onion for meal for one, and don't have to keep half of onion in the fridge to dry up forgotten
If you have extra leftover onion as you're cooking your meal, dice it up into meal amounts and put in snack bag size sandwich bags, seal them, fold them over and put in a freezer Ziploc bag and place in freezer. Then when needed for a meal pull one snack bag out and plop into meal. It thaws pretty quickly 😎
If you make caramelised onion jam you can waterbath can it rather then straight caramelised onions that need to be pressure canned. If you freeze dry them you will make amazing onion powder. If you have some smaller ones you can pickle and water bath can them.
I have never had problems growing onions until the last 3 years- ugh considering I am 50 miles from Walla Walla WA there is no reason that I should not be able to grow WW sweets, I used to do it just fine but not at this property- tips? and use your Harvest right freeze dryer for them- works like a charm and they last for years!
That would be fantastic! I really need to learn to dehydrate. As well as other preservation techniques for many crops. Thanks for all of your valuable information 🥰
Make French onion soup (using at least one of each onion) paired with onion focaccia. With one of the biggest onions, you could make a huge braised stuffed onion.
Braiding isn't difficult. For a beginner, tie them together at the start with twine, until you're confident. Think in Xs, grab some leaves with one hand, some with the other & cross them, now grab a 3rd & X that in too. As you find the leaves getting short, grab the leaves from another onion to add that in. Repeat until satisfied with length. It doesn't have to look pretty, it has to remain bound. It has to be more than just 2, or it will untwist.
It’s always such a pleasure watching your videos - you both have me laughing every time. Thanks for bringing so much fun to your videos while we learn some cool things too.
I tried these too but sadly not big. :-( I'm in so cal, hi-desert. I think it was my fault I grew seeds and kept in the greenhouse over winter instead of planting them outside.
Wow. I’m so impressed yet saddens me that for 3 years now I can not get my onions bigger than golf balls. I live in Kelowna B.C and grow long days. Where can I go to to watch what your soil is and what you feed that raised bed with🙏🙏🙏
For knots, try a clove hitch, as simple as an overhand and you can get it really tight, finish with another half hitch to prevent any possible slippage
Ive really struggled with Onions. they just seem to start to grow but never really take off so they just look thin weak and feable and only get tiny bulbs if they bulb at all. Glad to know curing them is pretty much the same as for garlic though so if I ever get any to grow - though living in the UK i tend to cure indoors as frankly you never know when its going to throw it down with rain.
Pill bugs grow in double bulbing onions and garlic because they love eating rotting matter (not fresh as much!) they eat the waterlogged skin that’s squished in between the bulbs
Onion jam is good. I canned some a couple years ago. I used the onion jam and mix it with cream cheese to make a sauce to put over grilled chicken breast. So yummy.
I'm long day nebraska this will be my first good year of onion growing they are just starting to bulb up and the stems are massive.all learned on RU-vid university.
This year was my first year attempting to grow onions and it’s been a nightmare. I started from seeds in February zone 7. About a month or two later I noticed there was maggots in the soil and had to throw everything out. Then I got some sets from Walmart. They grow steps and looked great but then started dying. When I would pull them out they literally would slide out of the soil, completely mushy down into the soil. So I don’t know what to do now. So I need to have a better game plan for next year.
