Easy Caramelized Onions
Easy caramelized onions recipe is so simple to make that you can sleep through it. Really. Just sleep through it.
Calories per serving: 115kcal
Ingredients
- 4 quarts Onion, about 4 very large, sliced
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
Instructions
- Optionally line your slow cooker with a liner.
- Put the sliced onions in the slow cooker. Top with the butter.
- Set the slow cooker to low and cover the cooker.
- After nine hours, stir the onions and continue to cook them an another 12 to 15 hours, occaisonally checking and stirring.
- They will be a deep, dark brown when they are finsihed.
- Leave the top off and continue to cook for another 2 to 3 hours, or until most of the liquid is gone.
- Use the caramelized onions in soup, on burgers, etc. Store the remaining onions in the refrigerator or freeze them.
Notes
Four large onions, about 4 quarts sliced, will yield about 3 cups of caramelized onions.
For Vegan Caramelized Onions, omit the butter and substitute a tablespoon of flavorless oil.
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