in cooking can i substitute yellow onion with a red onion?

Answer 1

Yes you can. Red onion are slightly milder & sweeter than yellow onions so they will give an extra zip to your dish. You do not have to alter the amount that the recipe calls for.

Good Luck & Enjoy! ;-)

Answer 2

Yellow Onion

Answer 3

Onion Substitute

Answer 4

I have been cooking for 55 years and I would greatly prefer the purple onion. (that's what I call them). Now if you said white onion and purple or yellow.. I would love the white onion best... Now my all time for everthing onion is really green onions. But for practicallity sake.. White onion is big and sweet and tasty and chops up well.. So unless you need the yellow onion look and spicyness I'd say go with the purple onion. They look unique and taste good. I would use the same amount 1 measure for 1 measure, when doing an onion substitute of yellow, white, and purple.

Answer 5

Yes you can. A yellow onion is only sweeter then a red onion. But it probably wont make a too big of a difference.

Answer 6

Yes, you can use a red onion. Red onions are sweeter and milder than most yellow onions. If you are sauteing it or browning it, do so over lower heat and for less time to prevent scorching.

Answer 7

Red onions are sweet so as long as the yellow is of the sweet variety it should taste similar

Answer 8

Red onion is really a lot stronger than a yellow or white onion. I would reduce the amount of onion your putting in a recepie if using a red onion.

Answer 9

Yea, plus yellow onions taste better anyways

Answer 10

Depends what you are using it for .......... red onions are alot sweeter than yellow ones. Red onions are great in salads and for chinese cookery ............ yellow are great for day to day cookery.