Basic Caramelized Onions
Principle 10: Make these on the weekend, and use throughout the week--in our quiche, on pizza, or in meat loaf. Although you start with 12 cups of onion, you end up with 2 cups after cooking; the flavor is concentrated, so a little goes a long way.
Yield: Serves 8 (serving size: about 1/4 cup)
Total:
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Recipe Time
Hands On:
7 Minutes
Total:
1 Hour, 22 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 126
- Fat: 6.7g
- Saturated fat: 1.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.6g
- Protein: 1.9g
- Carbohydrate: 16.1g
- Fiber: 2.9g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Iron: 0.4mg
- Sodium: 77mg
- Calcium: 40mg
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 12 cups vertically sliced yellow onion
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Preparation
- 1. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil and butter; swirl until butter melts. Add onion and salt; cook 15 minutes or until onion begins to soften, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 50 minutes or until very tender, stirring occasionally. Cook an additional 10 minutes or until browned and caramelized, stirring frequently.
Basic Caramelized Onions Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Make-Ahead
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium, Meatless
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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