Caramelized Onions

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Caramelized onions have to be my favorite condiment ever. They’re so flavorful and can go on almost anything. I’ve blogged about putting them in a quesadilla and a dip so far.

After the burnt caramelized onions from last week, I decided I needed to come up with a method to make caramelized onions. And I figured that I’d post it here. I’m sure everyone out there has a way they do this, but this is what worked for me.

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Caramelized Onions

Ingredients:

1 onion, cut in half, then sliced
1/2 Tbsp olive oil
pinch salt

Directions:

Place olive oil in a 8" skillet with a lid. Turn heat on medium. Once the oil is warm, add the sliced onion.

Put a lid on the skillet. After about 2 minutes, give the onions a quick stir. If they are starting to brown/burn, turn the heat down a bit. Put the lid back on and set the timer for 5 minutes.

The onions should be soft, but not brown at this point. Remove the lid and stir the onions.

Add a pinch of salt to the onions. Continue to cook without the lid for another 10-15 minutes until caramelized completely.

Recipe adapted from the method shown on Branny Boils Over

Side Dish

4 comments »

6 Responses to “Baked Pork Chops with Parmesan-Sage Crust”

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nutmegnanny — November 6, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Wow these look awesome! I love how juicy the pork looks and I love the crunchy breading…yum!
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Mandy — November 6, 2009 at 4:14 pm

I was looking for a new pork chop recipe to make when my mother in law is up this week. This looks perfect! Thanks!!
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Carolin309 — November 7, 2009 at 12:59 am

Thanks for recipe. Tried it and it was good. I used Reggiano and added a bit more than suggested but you can rarely go wrong with a little extra cheese. I’ll have to share my pork roast recipe.
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Jamie — November 10, 2009 at 12:57 am

These look awesome, my finace loves pork chops so I will definitely be giving these a try!
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LolliCakes — November 13, 2009 at 12:13 am

I made these last night for company…following your recipe using the panko crumbs and double dipping…and OMG – they were wonderful!!! I want to do them with chicken next time…thank you – you made me a star!!!
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Jen — November 13, 2009 at 5:08 am

Chicken would be great!