Caramelised Onions Recipe (Without Balsamic Vinegar or Sugar!)

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is lower in saturated fat.

onions

💰Cheaper: yellow onions

Yellow onions are often less expensive than other varieties.

Slice the onions, removing the root and slicing thinly from pole to pole.

Put a heavy saucepan over medium low heat and melt butter into it.

Add sliced onions to the pot along with a generous pinch of salt.

Cover the pot with a lid and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the onions have released moisture, softened, and decreased in size by about half (about 20 to 30 minutes).

Uncover the pot; there should be no browning around the edges of the onions, but they should have a uniform pale color.

If there is some browning on the bottom of the pot, stir and add a splash of water to prevent further browning.

Continue to cook uncovered, stirring frequently as the onions take on more color, aiming for uniform caramelization rather than browning.

Notice the onions changing color from pale honey to medium gold to deep gold to amber over about 20 to 30 minutes after removing the lid.

Once the onions reach the desired deep amber color, remove them from the pot to prevent further caramelization.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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