Sweet golden brown caramelized onions make any burger or sandwich taste better. This easy recipe takes just 20 minutes and can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for dinner time.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
COOK TIME 20 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 25 minutesminutes
YIELD 4servings
Ingredients
2onions
2tbspbutter
Instructions
Peel and cut the onions in half. Slice them thinly into half moon strips.
Melt the butter in a heavy bottomed skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is foaming, add the onions and stir.
Continue to slowly cook and stir the onions for about 20 minutes.
As the liquid evaporates from the pan you will start to get browned spots on the bottom of the skillet, as this happens add just a tablespoon or two of water and scrape the bottom of the pan. The onions will absorb the liquid as they continue to cook. You may need to do this 3 - 4 times over the course of the cooking time.
The sugars from the onions can cause them to burn quickly. While you don't need to stir them continuously at the beginning, you will need to keep a close watch for the last 5 minutes and keep them moving so the softened, caramelized onions don't stick to the pan.
Remove the caramelized onions from the heat and use immediately or store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.