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 »

8 Responses to “Crockpot Chicken Tacos”

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Lee — August 5, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Thanks for posting the taco seasoning recipe. My husband and I make tacos all the time and were always buying those silly packets. Turns out we have all of the spices we need in our cupboard already! Looking forward to trying it!
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Libby Murphy — August 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm

Great idea. I tend to use the slow cooker more in cooler months, don’t know why, but I think I’ll try this – sure looks good.
Happy Twirls
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Jen — August 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm

A lot of people say that Libby, but I would argue that it’s even better in the summer because it doesn’t heat up your kitchen to cook dinner. We use ours about once a week.
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Ingrid — August 5, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Oh, man! That does look fantastic! I’m gonna give it a try as you were spot on with the 40clove garlic crockpot recipe!
~ingrid
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Ingrid — August 5, 2009 at 5:12 pm

Oops, congrats & good luck to your hubby!
~ingrid
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Ellie — August 5, 2009 at 6:31 pm

Yum – everything is better when you make it yourself – even taco seasoning!
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nutmegnanny — August 5, 2009 at 8:07 pm

I love crockpot cooking!
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Jigginjessica — August 6, 2009 at 1:27 am

This sounds really great! I am going to be using my crock pot a lot more as I get deeper into nursing school.

Also, did you get your new lens? That first picture is really great 🙂