The caramelized onion came into our lives to give sweet joy, without sugar, to a lot of dishes where the sweet tooth counterpoint is perfect. Reasons to bet on caramelized onions are not lacking and, above all, occasions to use it.
How are you going to see in this very simple recipemaking caramelized onions has no mystery, but it does have a couple of tricks that will speed up the caramelization and no, none of them involves adding sugar.
It is true that it is very common to add a bit of sugar to favor this process and shorten it, but we are going to ignore it because we do not want to add calories to the party. What we are going to do is generous amount of caramelized onionwhich will give for about six people, and that you can then use to taste.
The advantage of this recipe is that it can then be reheated very easily with small touches in the microwave and thus we make sure not to overcook it. For the rest, zero mysteries in keeping it in the fridge in a airtight jar for use when convenient.
Peel and cut the onion Julienne as homogeneously as possible. Put the oil, onion and salt in a wide and low saucepan (or non-stick skillet) with a lid.
Stir for two minutes while it is on medium heat and when it reaches temperature, put the lid on and lower the heat to low. Stir every 10 minutes to see that it doesn’t grab or take color yet.
If the onion does not release enough water and in the first half hour it remains dry, we can add water optional to generate enough moisture.
The important thing about caramelized onions is to let them caramelize your sugarscooking the onion very slowly for approximately 90 minutes.
After this time, uncover and let it caramelize slowly stirring every few minutes so that it is all the same color.
Finish, reserve and drain excess oil.
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How to use caramelized onion
as a garnish, but also to use in a potato omelette, a French omelette or to distribute in a quiche, an empanada or with a pasta recipe. It is also perfect to accompany grilled fish, fried chicken, chicken breast, baked fish or directly with hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches or tacos.
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