How to Make Caramelized Onions

Caramelizing fresh onions brings out the sweetness of this flavorful vegetable. Serve these onions over burgers with a slice of Brie cheese for a wonderful meal!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 15

Servings: servings

Author: Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author

Ingredients

4 large onions
4 teaspoons olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon white wine

Instructions

Peel, halve, and slice onions.
4 large onions
In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over high heat.
4 teaspoons olive oil
Add onion slices, stir to coat with oil, and then reduce heat to medium.
Cover onions for 10 minutes to speed softening (this will save you a few minutes of cooking time). Then, uncover and sprinkle the onions with salt.
1/2 teaspoon salt
Stir every 5-10 minutes while the onions cook, allowing sugar to brown on the bottom of the pan and then scraping thoroughly every time you stir. As cooking progresses, stir every 1-2 minutes.
As onions brown, if they become dry, add a splash of wine (or vinegar) to deglaze the pan and enhance flavor.
1 tablespoon white wine
Remove from heat and serve immediately or cool before storing.

Notes

Any type of bulb onion works for this recipe.
If you wish to make a big batch of caramelized onions for freezing, use a teaspoon of oil for each large onion.
Caramelized onions are the start to a delicious French onion soup or can be stirred into sour cream for an easy onion dip.

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