In 16th century India a cook in the kitchen of the Mughal emperor Akbar accidentally added two portions of onion to a dish which went on to become a great hit.
"This supposedly impossible drudgery that is just soul-crushing?" Mr. Moss took a portion of the onions for a sauce using canned tomatoes, garlic and a pinch of sugar.
Finely chop the reserved portion of red onion.
Another appetizer hit was the caponata, a big portion of sautéed eggplant, onions, scallions, olives, capers and tomatoes, blended together beautifully and ready to be heaped on toast.
Add minced garlic, crushed red pepper, and one portion of the chopped green onions in the pot stirring gently until all ingredients are properly mixed.
We tried to order variety, but plate after undersize plate arrived with a humongous, wafer-thin, crisp, honey-brown crepe, more often than not rolled around a generous portion of mashed potato and onion.
For lovers of fegato, a huge portion of calf's liver with onions and bits of bacon was delicately perfumed with balsamic vinegar -- superb.
It was surrounded by haricots verts, roasted cipolini onions, a portion of zucchini stuffed with vegetables and excellent mashed potatoes in lemon-thyme sauce.
The broiled salmon slathered with avocado tzatziki was accompanied by a moderate scattering of lemon potatoes and a heaping portion of sautéed vegetables — eggplant, zucchini, onions and multicolored peppers.
One had a generous portion of grilled shrimp atop lettuce, red onions and other vegetables in a dressing sparked by chili paste and lime juice.
