I was reading about Amish Onion Patties and found out that they are a scrumptious fried food that I have never had. I heard that they taste like onion rings. I figured out a baked version of and seasoned them a bit more. GOSH they are a BIG HIT because they are forking tasty and not so heavy. They have a crisp exterior and are light almost like an fluffy onion pancake inside. They are tasty the way they are but also would be great with any dip, dressing, or ketchup that you can think of….I think that they would be great as mini sandwiches too. This recipe makes around 16 patties. You need to eat at least two so that might be 8 small portions. I am certain that some will eat more than two patties so serving size is difficult to judge. I’ll guesstimate 6 servings.
Ingredients for around 6 portions
2 1/2 cups onions – sliced thin on mandolin and chopped (I used 1+ almost1/2 large onions)
1/3 cup scallions – sliced thin
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon corn meal
3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons sea salt
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 Tablespoon granulated onion
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 eggs – beaten
1/4 cup water
canola non stick spray
Directions
Set oven to 400 degrees F and spray two sheet trays with non stick spray.
In a large bowl add the onions, scallions, baking powder, cornmeal, flour, salt, sugar, granulated onion, pepper, Mix well.
In a small bowl mix together the eggs and water. Now add that to the big bowl and mix well.
I used a teaspoon and heaped it up with batter and placed them on the baking sheets like this.
My oven was preheated to 400 degrees F. One sheet pan went on the middle rack and the other sheet pan on the lower rack. In my oven I thought that the onions patties looked perfect to me at 30 minutes. Ovens can differ some so you might need slightly more or slightly less time.
China Chili Restaurant is located in Central Phoenix Arizona. They offer a lot of the usual American Chinese and Hong Kong Style Chinese Foods (that means Cantonese inspired). They offer a variety of appetizers like boiled won tons, fried prawns, and crab puffs. They offer several varieties of soups, duck, and the usual chicken, beef, some tofu, and vegetarian dishes. They happen to offer many choices of seafood such as shrimp, calamari, flounder, scallops, mussels, striped bass, live seafood, and a surprise dish that I’ve found on their Grub Hub Menu but I didn’t find on their in-house menu. A dish called French Style Beef with macadamia nuts…..
It looks like a nice Chinese Restaurant when you walk in….. The take out and cashier area is up in front by the door.
Inside is a nice big dining room.
The tables are set with paper linen and lots of paper Chinese placemats. Tables also include condiments.
As soon as we were seated……Even before we ordered….Someone ran out two cups of soup to us.
The soup taste like egg drop soup and has kernels of fresh corn in it.
I looked at the menu and noticed that it differs slightly from on-line menus. I didn’t notice the hot pots or French Style beef on the menu but maybe it was my bad and maybe I just missed them?
I go with the flounder in white sauce with snow peas….accented with some carrots and scallions.
It’s a large portion of fish and vegetables. It’s in a mild chicken based sauce lightly accented with ginger. It’s very easy to eat because it’s so light in the stomach…Nothing heavy here. Steamed rice is on the side.
My husband went with the Szechwan beef.
It’s very good but not what either of us were expecting. The beef is very tender and has this very light fried coating that is UNIQUE and also easy to eat. The sauce is actually spicy hot but not too sweet and is sort of beef gravy flavored Asian sauce. No vegetables here but a few crisp noodles are in there. I would enjoy this more if I could add vegetables to this dish or order it as an appetizer for a larger table. We both think that it is very good but we like some vegetables with our meat dishes.
Not recently but I did previously enjoy take out from China Chili. This restaurant isn’t close to where I live or I would have been here more often.
I did enjoy the flounder in black bean sauce but I do like the flounder in white sauce more with the snow peas.
1/2 of take out – flounder in black bean sauce
I do like the chicken tomato dish with egg flowers but it does run slightly sweeter than I like but the tomatoes did have a good tomato flavor and the chicken was tender.
Campo Italian Bistro is located in Scottsdale Arizona. They are a full service seasonal Italian Restaurant by Genuine Concepts Group. This group includes Metro Phoenix Bars and restaurants such as The Genuine, The Vig, The Little Woody, The Womack, and McMillon. James Beard Award Wining, Celebrity Chef Alex Stratta and Well Seasoned Chef Jeremy Pachero are partners of The Genuine Concepts Group.
Campo Italian Bistro offers a patio for outside dinning.
patio glass garage doors separate inside from patio
A lot of natural light come in during brunch and early dinner time.
dining and bar areadining room
Menus are seasonal but always include a lot of variety and usually seasonal specials.
Even the brunch menu includes snacks. It also includes some topped toasts, salads (proteins can be added), pizzas, brunch entrees, and panini.
The dinner menu is also seasonal and changes slightly now and then. The dinner menu also includes snacks, antipasto, salads, pastas, pizzas and entrees. Below are some brunch items and dinners that we’ve tried.
Here’s a snack of the day special – Goat cheese mousse with beets, apples, and a cheese crisp.
(not on current menu…darn so yummy) Sttacchino Cheese with Lavosh
crispy parmigiano cauliflower – breaded cauliflower (three colors that are slightly different in the mouth), parmesan, capers, Calabrian Chilies, citrus vinaigrette (dinner menu appetizers)
Salmon Rillettes- snack on current (August 2022) menus Brunch & Dinner
(not on current menu…BIG DARN…..so yummy) Artisan Cheese Plate with grilled Noble Bread
Smoked Salmon Everything Pizza – missing the everything seasoning and the capers differ from menu description (not fried)
Italian Ham & Cheese – Today this was served dried out. Last time it was much better.
Much better and not dried out.
I really loved this salad (below) but it’s not here this season. I am partial to the Salmon from Campo. It’s been fish house quality great every time so far.
Salmon salad from Campo Italian Bistro in Scottsdale was particularly good
This salad was the arugula, marinated fennel, with pistachios, local citrus, pecorino cheese, and a vinaigrette. (salmon was added). I must note that Campo Italian Bistro so far has always done phenomenal salmon. It always has a crispy skin, is seasoned nicely, and is never over cooked.
beet apple pistachio and whipped goat cheese salad with added salmon
special – short rib ganganelli
creste pasta (not on current menu) – locally made pasta, local Schriener’s sausage, broccolini, roasted peppers, feta cheese. Came out very dry without a sauce to hold it together.
chicken al matone with gnocchi and mushrooms – The chicken was very dry this evening and our server didn’t check on us. A busboy took the plate. I didn’t even bring the chicken home for my dogs. I didn’t want to complain after I was done but I didn’t come back for a very long time because of this dry chicken and service. On my recent visit I was going to order the chicken again to give it another try. So I asked my server about it. She said, “It’s a 50/50 shot if it will be dry.” I’m so glad that I had an honest server..So I didn’t take a chance on it again.
Crispy salmon with cannellini beans, kale, and tomato sauce
On my recent visit the salmon looked like this.
It’s a little smaller with less beans but still very good.
Grilled bone-in pork chop – crisp parmesan fingerling potatoes, Brussels sprouts, apple mostarda – This was tender, moist and good.
For dessert we’ve tried –
The semifreddo – (raspberries, pine nuts, yuzu) on a more recent visit it differed.
I didn’t get the yuzu as much…….
oive oil cake
On Opentable the Campo manager noticed my comments about dining there. I mentioned my dinner about the dry chicken and mentioned not being checked on. I said that I waited a long time to go back to Campo and again it wasn’t perfect again. Our two course brunch took 90 minutes. Our smoked salmon pizza was missing the everything seasoning and the capers differed from menu description (latter told they changed recipe). The other problem was my husband’s Italian ham & cheese seemed like it was sitting under a heat lamp for a long time and was served all dried out. The manager noticed my comments on Opentable and invited me back.
Again NOT PERFECT…..The manager was there (next to us comping something for that table because nobody was waiting on them) but ignored us and didn’t comp anything. My husband asked for the manager. After a few minutes the server said that he was no where to be found…………….My husband told the server about the situation and she did take my meal off the bill and THAT’S THE FORKING TRUTH!
Campo Italian Bistro in Scottsdale AZ – Not perfection but mostly very good.
