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jar of caramelized onions

Caramelized Onions Recipe

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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 49 minutes
Cuisine Mediterranean
Calories 24 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 medium-large onions
  • 3 teaspoons of coconut oil or sunflower oil. Don’t use butter as it tends to go brown too quickly
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar optional
  • dash of balsamic vinegar optional

Instructions
 

  • Peel and slice the onions in half vertically, turn onto cut side and slice into thinnish rings – not too thin otherwise they will frizzle up with the heat and not get a chance to caramelize.
    three onions next to matchbox
  • Place the oil in the pan and heat to medium low.
  • Add the onions and stir round to coat evenly in the oil.
  • Check back every 5 minutes or so and stir them around making sure they are changing color slowly and not burning. If you stir too often they won’t get a chance to start caramelizing – if you don’t do it often enough they will stick and burn.
    15 minutes into the process, starting to change color.
  • There is no need to add sugar as the onions have enough sugar in them although some people like to add a teaspoon of brown sugar.
  • The onions shouldn’t stick to the pan if you are watching them carefully but should this happen (perhaps you got too engrossed in that book), add a dash of balsamic vinegar to deglaze the pan, and continue cooking until you have that deep caramel color.