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The Best Way To Make Caramelized Onions? Low And Slow!

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I show you how to make caramelized onions to bring out some amazing flavor which can then be added to many recipes. These can make a so-so recipe and transform it into something awesome.
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Caramelized onions are amazing! I am going to show you the best way to make them. You cannot rush the process or you risk burning the onions and/or not getting the wonderful caramelized effect.

Patience are required! Once you get them cooked you can use them for all sorts of recipes and on or in foods.

Here are 11 examples for what you can do with them:
1. add them to scrambled eggs
2. add to spaghetti sauce
3. put them on your salad
4. Put them in your sandwich
5. top your pizza
6. on your bbq steak, chicken, fish or pork
7. put them in soup
8. on your hot dog or hamburger
9. in your quessadilla
10. in your pasta dish
11. on top of a baked potato

Okay, I will stop but I could go on…

So the best way to cook the onions is low and slow. There is really no way around it if you want good caramelized onions.

Slice or chop your onions up, and you can use any kind like red onions, yellow onions or sweet onions. They all work.

Place some olive oil and a little butter in your frying pan. Yes any type of fry pan will work including stainless steel, non stick or cast iron.

Heat the oil and butter over medium high heat and when the butter bubbles and foams up add your onions. Stir to coat them in the oil. Add just a little salt.

Plan to stir the onions frequently and turn down the heat if they are browning to much too quickly. These should take a good 45 minutes to cook.

You are looking for nice golden brown onions. The darker they get the more flavorful they are.

You can freeze these too. Place them in the freezer after they have cooled off. Be sure and label them so you remember when you put them in there.

Enjoy,
Rockin Robin
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25 responses to “The Best Way To Make Caramelized Onions? Low And Slow!”

  1. Justin Gillies

    Thanks for the great video, I added some of these onions to a couscous and
    it was awesome!

    Reply
  2. MONICA APOSTOLESCU

    The Best Way To Make Caramelized Onions? Low And …:
    http://youtu.be/tKgoadNsW4o

    Reply
  3. bfinfinity

    Thanks I was telling friends in another country, who can look at this, to
    cook them on the very low flame….and you confirmed that they get sweeter
    and more delicious if cooked SLOWLY. From what I have seen online, a lot
    of cooks just don’t get this-pity!

    Reply
  4. Ģirts Krastiņš

    since when 45 mins is low&slow? atleast 2hrs for me. Then put it on ricotta
    pizza slice, finish with little bit parsely, parmesan. Beautiful

    Reply
  5. Yousra Toub

    I love the smell of onions while I cook them, thanks for the advices you
    gave us this time they will be much better

    Reply
  6. Jennifer Chastain

    When did you add oil

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  7. Barbara Lenox

    Nice video. My MIL used to make onions like this, but after allowing them
    to (initially) brown in the butter, she would add a little water and salt,
    simmer on low until the water was cooked off, and repeat those steps a few
    times over about 30 minutes. I haven’t made them in a long time. Never
    thought of the crockpot, that sounds great!

    Reply
  8. Jim McGuigan

    I used your system but was able to get great results in about 30 minutes.
    Then again, I cooked them at the same time as kielbasa so maybe the extra
    fat helped to cook it faster?

    Reply
  9. Orlando Medley

    i ut alittle of surgar and mustard in mines for hotdogs

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  10. martin27

    i’m so gonna try this

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  11. bennybenny82

    would you do this for indian cooking to?

    Reply
  12. Josh Boyer

    i am deff gonna do this tomrrow , THANK YOU!!! 🙂 

    Reply
  13. WastedHatred

    So do they just get sweeter the longer you cook them?

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  14. Pro Troller

    I like to finish mine with some balsamic vinegar. 

    Reply
  15. K.D. Gray

    Thanks a lot. I’m trying to learn how to cook. This here is a good start
    for me

    Reply
  16. AugustMeteors

    Try putting a mess of caramelized onions in a pie shell with some sauteed
    sliced pears or apples, shredded gouda and sharp cheddar, beaten egg and
    cream, and Bell’s seasoning. Bake it a half hour or so at 350 F. It makes
    a delicious savory quiche!

    Reply
  17. Tony James Gilpin

    I would like to try some caramelized onions on a BBQ hotdog! :D

    Reply
  18. Megan Dickson

    Making french onion soup and wanted to make sure I was caramelizing my
    onions correctly. Thank you for taking the time to make this. 😀 I added
    sugar to help is that okay?

    Reply
  19. theresa bollman

    I love them as a sort of relish on just about any sandwich or burger or
    with any kind of meat. They are so good for you too…cleanses the blood!
    Thanks, Robin…Tess

    Reply
  20. AndreaInspired

    Nice vid, I liked the dicing demonstration

    Reply
  21. MichaelAussie05

    Brilliant 🙂

    Reply
  22. mary cook

    Thanks for postin Robin. I like to add carmelized onion oether with roasted
    diced poblanos to my cornbread. You are right, the flavor meter goes way up
    no matter what you put these in.

    Reply
  23. Dave Wollaber

    Thanks Rockin Robin!! Another great video!! A few of my favorite recipes to
    use camelized onions are French Onion Soup, Hamburgers, and Pizza! Most
    people or restaurants just don’t let the cook long enough…Keep ’em
    Rockin!!!

    Reply
  24. carpenter671

    Excellent vid. I had been wondering about doing them in crock-pot, now I
    know it’s doable….I know what I’m doing tomorrow 🙂

    Reply
  25. Rockin Robin’s Cooking Mexican Recipes

    You could but olive oil is better for you and tastes great.

    Reply

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