Real Caramelized Onions (No Sugar, No Balsamic)

Name: Real Caramelized Onions (No Sugar, No Balsamic)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 260 min
Total time: 275 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 kg or more onions; 6 tbsp butter (or oil); 1 tbsp salt; thyme

4 hrs 35 min total 8 servings medium

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Prep 15 min · Cook 4 hrs 20 min

If you haven't tried this method, you haven't tasted real caramelized onions before. And no, you don't need balsamic vinegar or sugar, all you need is onion, butter or oil, salt, and the secret to the greatest caramelized onions: thyme.

Ingredients

1 kg or more onions
6 tbsp butter (or oil)
thyme
1 tbsp salt

Method

1
Use a large pan. Throw in the 6 tablespoons of butter, the kilo (or more) of onions, the tablespoon of salt and the thyme.
2
Let that reduce for 20 minutes on medium heat.
3
Reduce the heat to medium-low for 4 hours, stirring and scraping the bottom every 15 minutes for the best outcome.

Kitchen cabinet

3 tools I used.

🍳Large pan 🥄Wooden spoon (for all that scraping)🔪Knife

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