This has got to be one of my favorite culinary delights. I love cooked down onions and use them quite a lot. When I read recipes with caramelized onions I see that they usually tell you to cook them for 20 minutes. This is a complete underestimation of time where cooking is concerned. You need an hour, minimum, to do it well. Don't try to cook 5 onions on high for 15 minutes in hopes of sweet, soft flavorful onions. Where this is concerned, slow and steady wins the race. I am going to show you the progression of how it's done.
This is 2 sweet vidalia onions of medium size. A coating of olive oil in the pan and 2 pinches of salt. Add a pat of unsalted butter in the homestretch. Just add the onions to moderate heat, sprinkle with some salt and leave them to cook. Stir occasionaly and what you will end up with is delicious. Here goes...
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