Caramelized Onions in the Crockpot!
So easy, so delicious!
Chop 4-5 large onions into rings. Place into crockpot with 1 stick margarine or unsalted butter (dot around onions). Place lid slightly askew. Leave on low for 8-14 hours, or until the onions are all a lovely golden brown.
Tips & Tricks:
Leave the lid askew! Previous attempts at caramelizing in the crockpot with the lid not askew have resulted in a soupy mess.
Toss the onions about halfway through. I did this overnight and when I came down about 8 hours after putting it in the crockpot, the bottom onions were cararmelized shading to burned, which the top layer were barely cooked. I'd say toss them around every 4 hours to try to keep things even.
Freeze 'em! Caramelized onions can be frozen! I put a bunch in some silicone muffin tins to freeze and then put them in a plastic bag in the freezer, to be pulled out later for soups, stews, pizza, etc...
Expect your house to smell like onions forever. I don't see this as a problem, but some people (like my girlfriend) do.
(Crossposted to what_a_crock)
Chop 4-5 large onions into rings. Place into crockpot with 1 stick margarine or unsalted butter (dot around onions). Place lid slightly askew. Leave on low for 8-14 hours, or until the onions are all a lovely golden brown.
Tips & Tricks:
Leave the lid askew! Previous attempts at caramelizing in the crockpot with the lid not askew have resulted in a soupy mess.
Toss the onions about halfway through. I did this overnight and when I came down about 8 hours after putting it in the crockpot, the bottom onions were cararmelized shading to burned, which the top layer were barely cooked. I'd say toss them around every 4 hours to try to keep things even.
Freeze 'em! Caramelized onions can be frozen! I put a bunch in some silicone muffin tins to freeze and then put them in a plastic bag in the freezer, to be pulled out later for soups, stews, pizza, etc...
Expect your house to smell like onions forever. I don't see this as a problem, but some people (like my girlfriend) do.
(Crossposted to what_a_crock)