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Caramelised Onions
#3: Post edited
by
Mithrandir24601
·
2020-07-24T15:34:17Z (over 4 years ago)
- Ingredients listed are per person
This is part of an attempt of [The home made burger challenge](https://cooking.codidact.com/questions/276316). In this, I make a beef burger, however these caramelised onions are vegetarian (I make them vegan, by not using butter) and work well with a variety of dishes, from (vegan) burgers and pizza to bread and pasta etc.- # Caramelised onions
- Time: Up to an hour.
- Cooking time cannot be cheated
- ## Ingredients
- * 1/2 onion
- * 1/2 - 1 tbsp olive oil/butter<sup>1</sup> (or other oil/fat)
- * balsamic vinegar (for deglazing, other liquids e.g. water, stock, alcoholic beverage also possible)
- * brown sugar (optional to taste, I prefer light/dark muscovado)
- * salt
- ## Recipe
- 1. *Thickly* slice onions (~a few mm, otherwise they are more likely to burn if too thin, due to a long cooking time)
- 2. Heat oil(/butter) in pan, to no more than a medium heat
- 3. Add onions, lower temperature
- Notes: *Cooking at a low temperature is essential for the slow caramelisation process*. Regular stirring helps prevent problems such as burning and gives a more even caramelisation
- 4. After ~10 minutes add a pinch of salt
- 5. Keep cooking for further ~30 minutes, until onions are caramelised, using deglazing liquid (traditionally balsamic vinegar) to deglaze the 'frond' to add more flavour
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- <sup>1 Either all oil or a mix of oil and butter, but not all butter. I use entirely oil</sup>
- # Photos
- At start of cooking:
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- At end of cooking:
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- Ingredients listed are per person
- This is part of an attempt of [The home made burger challenge](https://cooking.codidact.com/questions/276316). In this, I make a beef burger, however these caramelised onions are vegetarian (I make them vegan, by not using butter) and work well with a variety of dishes, from (vegan) burgers and pizza to sandwiches and pasta etc.
- # Caramelised onions
- Time: Up to an hour.
- Cooking time cannot be cheated
- ## Ingredients
- * 1/2 onion
- * 1/2 - 1 tbsp olive oil/butter<sup>1</sup> (or other oil/fat)
- * balsamic vinegar (for deglazing, other liquids e.g. water, stock, alcoholic beverage also possible)
- * brown sugar (optional to taste, I prefer light/dark muscovado)
- * salt
- ## Recipe
- 1. *Thickly* slice onions (~a few mm, otherwise they are more likely to burn if too thin, due to a long cooking time)
- 2. Heat oil(/butter) in pan, to no more than a medium heat
- 3. Add onions, lower temperature
- Notes: *Cooking at a low temperature is essential for the slow caramelisation process*. Regular stirring helps prevent problems such as burning and gives a more even caramelisation
- 4. After ~10 minutes add a pinch of salt
- 5. Keep cooking for further ~30 minutes, until onions are caramelised, using deglazing liquid (traditionally balsamic vinegar) to deglaze the 'frond' to add more flavour
- ---
- <sup>1 Either all oil or a mix of oil and butter, but not all butter. I use entirely oil</sup>
- # Photos
- At start of cooking:
- 
- At end of cooking:
- 
#2: Post edited
by
Mithrandir24601
·
2020-07-24T15:33:50Z (over 4 years ago)
- Ingredients listed are per person
This is part of an attempt of [The home made burger challenge](https://cooking.codidact.com/questions/276316)- # Caramelised onions
- Time: Up to an hour.
- Cooking time cannot be cheated
- ## Ingredients
- * 1/2 onion
- * 1/2 - 1 tbsp olive oil/butter<sup>1</sup> (or other oil/fat)
- * balsamic vinegar (for deglazing, other liquids e.g. water, stock, alcoholic beverage also possible)
- * brown sugar (optional to taste, I prefer light/dark muscovado)
- * salt
- ## Recipe
- 1. *Thickly* slice onions (~a few mm, otherwise they are more likely to burn if too thin, due to a long cooking time)
- 2. Heat oil(/butter) in pan, to no more than a medium heat
- 3. Add onions, lower temperature
- Notes: *Cooking at a low temperature is essential for the slow caramelisation process*. Regular stirring helps prevent problems such as burning and gives a more even caramelisation
- 4. After ~10 minutes add a pinch of salt
- 5. Keep cooking for further ~30 minutes, until onions are caramelised, using deglazing liquid (traditionally balsamic vinegar) to deglaze the 'frond' to add more flavour
- ---
- <sup>1 Either all oil or a mix of oil and butter, but not all butter. I use entirely oil</sup>
- # Photos
- At start of cooking:
- 
- At end of cooking:
- 
- Ingredients listed are per person
- This is part of an attempt of [The home made burger challenge](https://cooking.codidact.com/questions/276316). In this, I make a beef burger, however these caramelised onions are vegetarian (I make them vegan, by not using butter) and work well with a variety of dishes, from (vegan) burgers and pizza to bread and pasta etc.
- # Caramelised onions
- Time: Up to an hour.
- Cooking time cannot be cheated
- ## Ingredients
- * 1/2 onion
- * 1/2 - 1 tbsp olive oil/butter<sup>1</sup> (or other oil/fat)
- * balsamic vinegar (for deglazing, other liquids e.g. water, stock, alcoholic beverage also possible)
- * brown sugar (optional to taste, I prefer light/dark muscovado)
- * salt
- ## Recipe
- 1. *Thickly* slice onions (~a few mm, otherwise they are more likely to burn if too thin, due to a long cooking time)
- 2. Heat oil(/butter) in pan, to no more than a medium heat
- 3. Add onions, lower temperature
- Notes: *Cooking at a low temperature is essential for the slow caramelisation process*. Regular stirring helps prevent problems such as burning and gives a more even caramelisation
- 4. After ~10 minutes add a pinch of salt
- 5. Keep cooking for further ~30 minutes, until onions are caramelised, using deglazing liquid (traditionally balsamic vinegar) to deglaze the 'frond' to add more flavour
- ---
- <sup>1 Either all oil or a mix of oil and butter, but not all butter. I use entirely oil</sup>
- # Photos
- At start of cooking:
- 
- At end of cooking:
- 
#1: Initial revision
by
Mithrandir24601
·
2020-07-23T21:38:12Z (over 4 years ago)
Caramelised Onions
Ingredients listed are per person This is part of an attempt of [The home made burger challenge](https://cooking.codidact.com/questions/276316) # Caramelised onions Time: Up to an hour. Cooking time cannot be cheated ## Ingredients * 1/2 onion * 1/2 - 1 tbsp olive oil/butter<sup>1</sup> (or other oil/fat) * balsamic vinegar (for deglazing, other liquids e.g. water, stock, alcoholic beverage also possible) * brown sugar (optional to taste, I prefer light/dark muscovado) * salt ## Recipe 1. *Thickly* slice onions (~a few mm, otherwise they are more likely to burn if too thin, due to a long cooking time) 2. Heat oil(/butter) in pan, to no more than a medium heat 3. Add onions, lower temperature Notes: *Cooking at a low temperature is essential for the slow caramelisation process*. Regular stirring helps prevent problems such as burning and gives a more even caramelisation 4. After ~10 minutes add a pinch of salt 5. Keep cooking for further ~30 minutes, until onions are caramelised, using deglazing liquid (traditionally balsamic vinegar) to deglaze the 'frond' to add more flavour --- <sup>1 Either all oil or a mix of oil and butter, but not all butter. I use entirely oil</sup> # Photos At start of cooking:  At end of cooking: 