Onions

How to store:

• Store bulb onions in a cool (35°-40°F, dry, well-ventilated place. Store bulb onions in a hanging mesh bag if possible. Cured bulb onion will store for 5 to 8 months. If you harvest bulb onions while some of the tops are still green, use them right away—they will not keep.

• Slicing onions should be used in a few weeks. Slicing onions are thinner-skinned than storage onions and do not store well. 

• Store green onions in a perforated plastic bag in the vegetable crisper of the refrigerator. Green onions will keep for 3 to 4 weeks.

A favorite farm recipe:

Ingredients​

• 4-5 pound chuck roast

• 2 tablespoons canola oil

• 2 teaspoons Kosher salt

• 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1 pound carrots peeled and cut into 2" chunks

• 2 onions

• 2 pounds gold potatoes peeled and cut into large chunks

• 2 cloves garlic minced

• 2 cups beef broth

• 2 tablespoons corn starch

• 2 tablespoons cold water

• minced parsley optional, to garnish

Directions

• Step 1 - Season the chuck roast with the Kosher salt, pepper and thyme (if you are sensitive to sodium, adjust to your taste or you can even leave the salt out altogether since you're adding broth).

• Step 2 - Heat your pan (or if you can brown in your slow cooker, do it in that insert to medium high.

• Step 3 - Add the canola oil and when it ripples and is hot add in the roast and brown, deeply, for 4-5 minutes on each side.

• Step 4 - In your slow cooker add the carrots, onions, potatoes and garlic.

• Step 5 - Lay the beef on top, then add the beef broth and cover, cooking on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.

• Step 6 - In the last hour mix your cornstarch and water and add it to the slow cooker to thicken the sauce or you can take the food out when done cooking, and add the leftover liquid to a small saucepan with the cornstarch/water mixture and cook on high for just 2-3 minutes until the liquid is thickened into a gravy.

• Step 7 - Pour the gravy over the meat and garnish with parsley if desired.