Quote from: johnboy on October 11, 2006, 04:10 PM
Want to give this UCB a go, could someone give me a clue as to the amount of onions in weight so that I may at least be somewhere near the mark.

Hi John,

I also use a similar sized stock pot as CP uses and, judging by the rest of CP's recipe, I reckon about 2.5kg (about 12, or so, medium sized) onions would be a good starting point (pending CP's verification, of course).

Hope this helps a little 

Sorry John,  :-[

I just measured my pot and it is only 7 litres!  Therefore, if CP's pot is 14 litres, about 5kg (about 24 medium sized) of onions would be a good starting point.

Sorry to muck you around...clearly I had dillusions of grandeur for a minute ot two there! 

Mine aint 'alf as big as I thought it was!  ;D

Yes, thanks Cory A, well done in sorting that out.  Size doesn't really matter, I know from years of experience  :-[.  Its the ratios of the ingredients that are important and it is not proportional either, i.e. if you use a 7 litre pot instead of a 14 litre pot you don't just halve the quantities!

I am not sure whether the amount of onion is relevant either, as it eventually is only bulk with little flavour; the acids and thus the flavour is mainly lost in steam.  I always have a simple onion base alongside my UCB so that I can get blends and sauce consistency right.

Wishing you success
CP

Do you have to add a raw nerve to the base recipe then :  Sorry if I touched on an old subject YF.

Cheers
CP

Sorry I asked now  :-[