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Onions at a Texas BBQ Restaurant

HighHeat
HighHeat Posts: 223
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Do the best places serve raw, white onions alongside their meat or something else?  TIA
Memphis, TN
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    Yes. Raw, sliced onions. Pickles, too. 
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

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  • EzraBrooks
    EzraBrooks Posts: 396
    They do serve raw, but I prefer pickled red onions as the vinegar helps cut the fat of the BBQ.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    We love eating the red pickled onions.  Easy to make.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,133
    edited May 2022
    nolaegghead said:
    We love eating the red pickled onions.  Easy to make.
    Reminds me of the craze on the forum years back of putting unsweetened cherry KoolAide in jars of pickles for a month or so. Other than their becoming red pickles there wasn't that much of a taste difference and the fad died after the end of the summer.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172
    My mom before me….and to this day I smother my BBQ Chicken with onions as it slow cooks in the egg or oven. I slather sauce on both. I usually loose a few to the coals, so start with more than my desired finish. Vidailas for the win.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,682
    northGAcock said:
    My mom before me….and to this day I smother my BBQ Chicken with onions as it slow cooks in the egg or oven. I slather sauce on both. I usually loose a few to the coals, so start with more than my desired finish. Vidailas for the win.
    One of my mom's only good meals was chicken legs finished in sauce and onions and foil.  I can't replicate it
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    Finished?  How did she start them?
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,249
    Langner91 said:
    Finished?  How did she start them?
    If he knew, he could replicate it!  🤪
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,516
    You two should go on the road together. 
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  • Hansm
    Hansm Posts: 214
    Interesting thread.  I have traveled on business extensively to Dallas, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia and many more. Always get BBQ when I go there, and I have never had any BBQ smothered in onions or as a side. I am with Ezra and others on the pickles, slaw , etc.
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  • HighHeat
    HighHeat Posts: 223
    One of the best bites on Earth is a slice of brisket with a few slices of pickles and onion on Wonder bread w/ just a slight bit of BBQ sauce.
    Memphis, TN
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172


    ……a couple Chicken Quarters going on. 
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,158
    RyanStl said:
    RRP said:
    nolaegghead said:
    We love eating the red pickled onions.  Easy to make.
    Reminds me of the craze on the forum years back of putting unsweetened cherry KoolAide in jars of pickles for a month or so. Other than their becoming red pickles there wasn't that much of a taste difference and the fad died after the end of the summer.
    I guess that's better than eating Tide pods 
    Just barely 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,158
    All bbq down here comes with, or is at least offered with, raw white onion, crinkle cut pickles, and often picked jalapeño (whole or slices).  

    I much prefer red picked onions but those are not standard fare at most places. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,158
    HighHeat said:
    One of the best bites on Earth is a slice of brisket with a few slices of pickles and onion on Wonder bread w/ just a slight bit of BBQ sauce.
    1000% this. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 34,418
    Valentina's Real Deal Holyfield is at the top of my list.  That is the perfect combination.
    Fried egg, potatoes, bacon, refried beans, salsa and brisket on a tortilla-top that one!
    Address and hours-

    11500 Menchaca Road
    Austin, Texas 78748

    Hours:
    Monday & Tuesday
    CLOSED

    ​​Wednesday - Sunday:
    7:30am - 8pm (OR SOLD OUT)
    Breakfast served daily from 7:30am - 11am sharp

    If ever close then it is a must visit. Thank me after.
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
    I'm a sucker for onions any way they come!!  
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,889
    Keep these around all the time.  One of the all time great condiments.

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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,252
    lousubcap said:
    Valentina's Real Deal Holyfield is at the top of my list.  That is the perfect combination.
    Fried egg, potatoes, bacon, refried beans, salsa and brisket on a tortilla-top that one!
    Address and hours-

    11500 Menchaca Road
    Austin, Texas 78748

    Hours:
    Monday & Tuesday
    CLOSED

    ​​Wednesday - Sunday:
    7:30am - 8pm (OR SOLD OUT)
    Breakfast served daily from 7:30am - 11am sharp

    If ever close then it is a must visit. Thank me after.
    This!   Absolute fact
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  • Meet
    Meet Posts: 8
    Raw onions are a staple at Texas joints. I’m just not a fan and usually pass them up
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    HighHeat said:
    One of the best bites on Earth is a slice of brisket with a few slices of pickles and onion on Wonder bread w/ just a slight bit of BBQ sauce.
    1000% this. 
    Sounds great to me. I’m gonna have to confirm one of these days. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,172
    northGAcock said:


    ……a couple Chicken Quarters going on. 

    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,252
    lousubcap said:
    Valentina's Real Deal Holyfield is at the top of my list.  That is the perfect combination.
    Fried egg, potatoes, bacon, refried beans, salsa and brisket on a tortilla-top that one!
    Address and hours-

    11500 Menchaca Road
    Austin, Texas 78748

    Hours:
    Monday & Tuesday
    CLOSED

    ​​Wednesday - Sunday:
    7:30am - 8pm (OR SOLD OUT)
    Breakfast served daily from 7:30am - 11am sharp

    If ever close then it is a must visit. Thank me after.
    This!   Absolute fact
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • TechsasJim
    TechsasJim Posts: 2,252
    Yep, raw white onions,
    Pickled jalapeños and white bread are staples.   I prefer a more savory bbq sauce on that open faced brisket sandwich   
    LBGE, 28” BS, Weber Kettle, HCI 7.8 SE Texas
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    TechsasJim said:
    Yep, raw white onions,
    Pickled jalapeños and white bread are staples.   I prefer a more savory bbq sauce on that open faced brisket sandwich   
    I know what you mean with the bold savory sauce definitely pairs better than the super sweet stuff used on rubs frequently. Spot on. 
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  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,432
    Raw onion, chili and lemon, with tandoori chicken 😛
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