# So I bought a can of French's onions. Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722 "2010-08-09T16:24:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/1 "2010-08-09T16:24:08Z")
I bought them for a specific purpose. By the time I actually acquired the can, I had completely forgotten what that was. :smack: I must’ve seen something on Food Network, or ran into a recipe online, or something like that. Anyway, I turn now to the collective appetites of the Dope: does anyone like using canned onions for anything? It seems like they would make a good breading. In fact, that may have been the original recipe I’d seen, something where you roll chicken or fish in it and bake … ? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/2 "2010-08-09T16:30:47Z")
Mine never last long enough to use them in anything. Sprinkle on top of a casserole or skillet dinner? ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/3 "2010-08-09T16:32:35Z")
Crush them and use them to coat chicken before putting in the oven, kinda like Shake n Bake? Ours generally end up just eaten out of the can. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/4 "2010-08-09T16:34:58Z")
If bad goes to worse, use them to play horseshoes on a candle or something. I’ve seen them on top of cheesy casseroles and in green bean dishes. Does the can offer any bizarre things you might experiment with? ETA: Believe it or not, I just now spotted your username! It must have work on me subconsciously. Really! ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/5 "2010-08-09T16:35:10Z")
[Green bean casserole](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/green-bean-casserole-recipe/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![redtail23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3e96dc/32.png) [@redtail23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/redtail23)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/6 "2010-08-09T16:36:19Z")
The only recipe I know that uses them is Green Bean Casserole. I make the _Cook’s_ version, which is much better than the standard canned beans/canned soup - except that I add French’s Onions. Because it just ain’t right without those. Also, I eat them on salads. I love salads, but dietetic mine are not. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/7 "2010-08-09T17:10:33Z")
I remember my mom would always crush up the onions and use them to coat a cheeseball. Very tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/8 "2010-08-09T17:15:10Z")
On top of mac and cheese they’re pretty good too. But I often end up eating them out of the can. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/9 "2010-08-09T17:42:01Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > On top of mac and cheese they’re pretty good too. But I often end up eating them out of the can. I’d say it’s a toss-up between French’s Onions and those little potato sticks that also come in a can. Whose are they? I want to say French’s there, too. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/10 "2010-08-09T17:44:23Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’d say it’s a toss-up between French’s Onions and those little potato sticks that also come in a can. Whose are they? I want to say French’s there, too. [Pik Nik.](http://www.pik-nik.com/products.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/11 "2010-08-09T17:49:47Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I bought them for a specific purpose. By the time I actually acquired the can, I had completely forgotten what that was. :smack: I must’ve seen something on Food Network, or ran into a recipe online, or something like that. Anyway, I turn now to the collective appetites of the Dope: does anyone like using canned onions for anything? It seems like they would make a good breading. > > In fact, that may have been the original recipe I’d seen, something where you roll chicken or fish in it and bake … ? [ol] [li]Open the can.[/li][li]Put your hand in and fish some onions out.[/li][li]Put them in your mouth.[/li][li]Move your mouth back and forth and let the onions slide down your throathole.[/li][/ol] Repeat Steps 2-4 until you are full or hurl. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/12 "2010-08-09T17:52:09Z")
> [@ministryman](#): > > [ol] > [li]Open the can.[/li][li]Put your hand in and fish some onions out.[/li][li]Put them in your mouth.[/li][li]Move your mouth back and forth and let the onions slide down your throathole.[/li][/ol] > Repeat Steps 2-4 until you are full or hurl. To avoid hurling, layer a large, juicy cheezburger underneath your onions and chase with a pint or two of cold brewski. Does wonders to settle the stomach. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/13 "2010-08-09T17:56:43Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > > [@Zeldar](#): > > > > I’d say it’s a toss-up between French’s Onions and those little potato sticks that also come in a can. Whose are they? I want to say French’s there, too. > > [Pik Nik.](http://www.pik-nik.com/products.htm) Also [French’s.](http://www.frenchsfoodservice.com/products/frenchs/potato-sticks.php) If we have Pik-Nik in this area I just haven’t noticed them. I’ll look next time I’m at Kroger. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/14 "2010-08-09T18:07:05Z")
I like to toast them in the toaster oven before snacking on them. They’re good on salads, too. StG ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/15 "2010-08-09T18:53:51Z")
I put them on French dip sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/16 "2010-08-09T19:06:48Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > I put them on French dip sandwiches. I am going to try this! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/17 "2010-08-09T20:07:39Z")
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**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/18 "2010-08-09T21:15:55Z")
They’re also good on salads, depending on the dressing. They go really well with french. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/19 "2010-08-09T21:40:43Z")
If these are like dry, (deep) fried onions, the tradition in the Netherlands is to put broken, crunchy fried onion on [Nasi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_goreng) (fried rice with veggies and some meat). Preferably accompanied with a peanut sauce and/or a fried egg. This is a “Dutchified” Indonesian style dish. Very tasty. I also suspect that it would taste very good on some salads (like crunchy bacon bits). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722/20 "2010-08-09T22:09:54Z")
The Korean grocery store sells big bags of these, but I don’t know what they use them on. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-bought-a-can-of-frenchs-onions-now-what/549722.md?page=2)