How to Make Caramelized Onions

caramelized onions do take a little time but once you learn how to make them your future recipes will never be the same these will turn onion haters and onion lovers and I've seen at first hand the normally pungent bite of raw onions transforms into sweet velvet carnally goodness that will kick up your burgers hot dogs meatloaf or anything else you can think of I'll show you the difference between grilled and caramelized onions so that you can know when you're getting the real thing at a restaurant or the passable version due to time constraints so grab a cup of hot cocoa it's time to caramelize some magic in mrs. kringles kitchen before cutting your onions dampen a paper towel and wring it out put it on the table in front of you and then place your cutting board on top of the damp towel so that it doesn't move all your cutting you don't need to pay more for pre peeled onions I'll show you an easy way to quickly peel the skin off keep the root disc intact and slice off the top of the onion bulb gently slice through the first thin layer of skin from the cut to the root disc peel back the corner and gently work your way back to the root as you turn the onion it'll save you a convenience charge and it takes just a few extra seconds to do discard the skins and repeat with the other onions using the root disks side as your stabilizer carefully cut the onion into about 1/4 inch slices so that you can make onion rings make sure to hold the onion securely as you cut and never force the knife if you're not confident in your cutting skills you can slice off about a quarter inch of the side of the onion and use it as a base so that the onion doesn't wobble as you cut when you get to the point where you're nearing the end you can cut off the root disc and then carefully slice the rest of the onion repeat this with the other onions to only push the onions out of their slice form to make rings so that they cook evenly to a medium heat skillet add two tablespoons of olive oil and coat the bottom of the skillet add your onion rings and spread out evenly if your onions are stacked really high don't worry about it they will reduce significantly cook for about 10 to 15 minutes to get an initial softening going on with a pair of tongs or fork toss the onions to coat in the olive oil you may already see some color change happening on some of the smaller ones move any large or raw onions to the middle reduce the heat to medium-low which would be about 3 or 4 on your dial and let them cook for another 15 minutes add 2 tablespoons of water and stir the onions around to try to move them toward the middle of the pan cover with a lid to trap the moisture even if you don't have a lid that fits completely as long as the majority of the onions are covered you're good to go and cook for 15 more minutes toss the onions again and swirl in any brown parts because that is the caramelization and the sugars forming and you want to stop up all of that flavor move to the middle add 2 more tablespoons of water and cover with the lid cook for 15 more minutes and watch the bubbly goodness start to form at this point this is what many restaurants would call caramelized onions but they're typically just grilled onions with a slight bit of sweetness they're not wrong but they're missing the most important step but you're not going to because you're patient and awesome and know that 15 more minutes is worth it move the onions to the middle of the pan for a final time and cover with a lid for 10 to 15 minutes you'll see the last of the water releasing which is why we didn't add more and this is where the magic is happening toss the onions well and the brown caramelized bits in the skillet to finish off the process this picks up every last bit of sweetness that will blow your mind I know it took a while but you're ready to enjoy them caramelized onions are quite possibly one of the best things ever not only is it great on meats and sandwiches but you can add it to mashed potatoes or casseroles or a number of other savory dishes to give an amazing depth of flavor that you won't believe you'll be tempted to eat them by the sweet velvety spoonful and I couldn't possibly discourage that I like to make these when I'm cleaning up the kitchen or I'm already making dinner so that I can get two things done at once just set the timer and make sure that you're there to stir and toss the onions when needed and you'll have an amazing culinary treat under your belt to take your other dishes to the next level if you like this recipe give it a thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe for more home baked goodness straight from mrs. kringles kitchen you

Channel: Mrs Kringle's Kitchen

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Length: 5min 20sec (320 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 25 2016