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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 26.4
  • Total Fat: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
  • Sodium: 1.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 0.7 g

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Kitchen Basics: Caramelized Onions

Submitted by: CHEF_MEG
Kitchen Basics: Caramelized Onions

Introduction

These onions add flavor to any dish, from soups and sandwiches to stews and dips. These onions add flavor to any dish, from soups and sandwiches to stews and dips.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    4 c onions, white or yellow, sliced thin
    1/2 t black pepper
    1 t butter, unsalted

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Directions

Place a large saute pan over moderate heat. Once warm add butter. Once butter is foaming, add onions. Stir onions occasionally. After 10 minutes, when the onions start to turn light brown, add 1 ounce (2 Tablespoons) of warm water to the saute pan to remove the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Continue cooking and repeat two more times, every 10 minutes. Season with pepper.
Makes 8 two tablespoon servings.




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  • REDEUCE

    Incredible!
    11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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    I MAKE CARMELIZED ONIONS ALL THE TIME BUT, I SEASON THEM WITH A LITTLE CHILI POWDER AND OLIVE OIL. THEN
    I BAKE THEM IN THE OVEN AT 4OO FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR ON A DISPOSABLE FLAT TIN PAN. I EAT THEM BY THEMSELVES AS A SNACK. TRULY DELICIOUS!!!!! - 5/25/11

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  • LQUEST4754

    Incredible!
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    Try changing it by adding some red, yellow or green peppers! - 10/10/10

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  • WENDIQ


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    I make these often and use Olive Oil instead of butter. Always adds to whatever I serve them with. - 10/9/10

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  • KATHRYNLP

    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    I add mushrooms.. - 11/3/11

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  • KITT52

    Very Good
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    I love this when it's all done I add garlic - 12/8/10

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  • HARMONB1

    Very Good
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    I made this thinking I'd just freeze what I didn't use on dinner that day - big mistake. The frozen cooked onions in butter turned into mush upon reheating. From now on, I'll make this fresh ONLY. They tasted GREAT the day I made them - I used margerine and Pam instead of butter. - 10/22/10

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  • WALKERSSS


    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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    Very good over a blackened steak! - 3/7/10

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  • SHISMAMA

    Incredible!
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    Made these tonight for Dinner. Used them as a topper for baked sweet potatoes. Yum!!! DH loved these and enjoyed the sweet potatoes. Says he will eat them again if I top them with these onions. - 5/18/11

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  • PHILLYEXPAT

    Incredible!
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    Great way to make onions--the texture was perfect and I loved the flavor. - 12/18/09

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  • GREASE31

    Incredible!
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    I luv this recipe, it sounds just perfect. - 11/16/12

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  • MEATBALL44

    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    Yummm.... Killer on Roast Beast Samichez.. - 11/5/11

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  • MANTIPOSA


    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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    Does caramelizing onions change their nutritional breakdown other than the addition of the butter? Does the sugar percentage increase as the water is sweated out? - 11/2/10

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  • BARBEECUE

    Incredible!
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    Bring on the onions! I love it! - 7/21/10

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  • OZIETWIN

    Incredible!
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    I always add some herbs depending on what the onions are being served with - rosemary, sage, parsley, mint...they're all good! - 1/14/13

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  • PINK4YOUTOO


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    sounds good! - 12/17/12

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  • SANDRA083

    Incredible!
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    I add to my gill chicken so delicious!!!! - 10/12/12

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  • SENIORSWIMMER

    Very Good
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    The down side to this recipe is the time it takes to cook it and the sustained 30 minutes of attentiveness you need to have. They look and smell beautiful. I snitched an onion string, and it tasted as good as a piece of cooked onion can all by itself. - 10/9/12

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  • JUSTYNA7

    Incredible!
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    I never added water before. It worked wonderfully - 10/4/12

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  • RETURNTOTHIN


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    Since I learned that Olive Oil releases some kind of toxin when it reaches high temperatures, I use Coconut Oil or grapeseed oil. But I'll bet this would be great on a GF grill.... - 10/4/12

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  • IMCHRIS53


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    Thank you! I always burned my onions. I tried this and waalla! happy dance! - 7/29/12

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  • BAPSANN


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    I will try this - 6/8/12

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  • SHEILA-45

    Incredible!
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    Delicious! any way you want to eat them, plain, in soup, as a topping ... yummy~ - 12/25/11

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  • CMFARRELL36


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    I do something similar, fairly frequently.
    I use olive oil or rapeseed oil rather than butter, and usually some chopped garlic.
    It's also great with chopped mushroom; with a big dod of coarse grain mustard; finely chopped tomato; spin........ the possibilities are endless.
    Seasoning - to your tas - 12/20/11

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  • GINIEMIE

    Very Good
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    My favorite on any beef, pork and occasionally with chicken. - 11/27/11

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  • LUVS2BIKE101

    Incredible!
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    So easy, so delicious! - 11/3/11

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