Toast is commonly eaten with butter and sweetened toppings, such as jam or jelly. Regionally, savory spreads, such as peanut butter may also be popular. When buttered, toast may also be served as an accompaniment to savory dishes, especially soups or stews, or topped with heartier ingredients like eggs or baked beans as a light meal. Toast is a common breakfast food.
This toast has been a fail safe recipe. It is an easy breakfast, lunch or a simple dinner recipe for when you’re not bothered to cook a full meal.
Caramelized onions add the perfect bit of savory sweetness to so many of our favorite dishes.They also add so much flavor to sandwiches, steaks, burgers and so much more. While caramelizing onions can take a bit of time, it’s an easy technique that you can master at home. All you need is a good pan and a little patience.
Caramelized onions are simply onions that are cooked for an extended period of time with a bit of fat (either oil or butter). This extended cook time allows the natural sugar in the onions to brown and caramelize. This gives the onions a sweeter flavor and also a depth of flavor since as well all know color means flavor.
You can refrigerate caramelized onions for three to four days, or freeze them for up to three months. Cook a large batch and keep them on hand.
Ingredients:
Caramelized onions
4 nos large sized onions( thinly sliced)
1 tsp oil
1tsp butter
2 tbspn sugar
salt ( a pinch)
3 tbspn water
Spicy Mushrooms
200 gms mushrooms washed and sliced
2tbspn garlic ( finely chopped)
chilli paste ( according to the degree of spiciness)
1/4 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt
1tsp light soya sauce
Garnishing
parmesan cheese
chopped basil leaves
Method: ( for caramalizing)
In a pan add oil and butter. add sugar and let it come to golden brown. add sliced onions and mix well. sprinkle salt and add water. cover it and let it cook for 15 mins.
Method: ( for spicy mushrooms)
In another pan heat oil and butter. add garlic and cook till brown. toss in mushrooms, mix. add salt, pepper, chilli paste, soya sauce and cook till water evaporates completely.
On a buttered toast ( you can use any bread, i used homemade olive and garlic bread) spread the onions and mushrooms. sprinkle parmesan cheese and basil leaves.
Drizzle some tobasco if you like that EXTRA SPICE!!!
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