How Do You Make Caramelized Onions
Ever wonder, how do you make caramelized onions? Well, you're in luck, because this step-by-step guide will have you enjoying the deep sweet caramelized notes in under 45 minutes!
Servings 3
Ingredients
- 5 small yellow onions
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Peel and slice the onion. Cut them in half, and lay them flat on a cutting board. Slice the onions as evenly as possible, about 1/4 inch thick.Note: It's up to you how thin or thick you would like to cut the onion. Thinner slices will caramelize quicker but will result in a stringier caramelized onion final product. Thicker slices will take longer to caramelize.
- Next, add the butter and oil in a big, flat-bottom skillet on medium heat. Add the onion slices and salt. Cook until soft on medium heat, stirring occasionally. This should take about 7-10minutes.Note: It may look like a lot of onion in the pan, but it will cook down tremendously.
- Once softened, lower the temperature to a low-medium. This is where the process slows down to allow the natural sugars of the onion to come out and thus, caramelize.
- Stir every 5 minutes or so. Allow the onion to slightly stick to the bottom of the pan to create that golden caramel color. Scrape it off as you stir periodically. Note: If you find that the onion sticks too much to the pan, you can add just a teaspoon of water and continue with the process. As you can see in the photos above in the post, the onion starts to achieve that golden brown as the process continues.
- The longer you let it cook, the darker and sweeter the onion will get. Once you've achieved a dark golden brown, it's done.