How to Make Caramelized Onions

Slice 2 1/2 lbs., Melt the butter in the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat., Add the onions, salt, and pepper to the skillet., Cook the onions until they begin to soften., Cook the onions for 20 more minutes., Serve.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Slice 2 1/2 lbs.

    of yellow (or white) onions.

    After cleaning the onion of the dry skin and the root and stem tips, you should cut the onion in half from top to bottom.

    Turn the onion flat side down and slice the onion to make thin strips of onion.

    Make sure to separate the layers.

    Slice the onion as thinly as you'd like.
  2. Step 2: Melt the butter in the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

    Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet.

    This should take 2-3 minutes.

    Stir the butter and olive oil together to create an even mixture. , Add the onions, being careful not to get sprayed with the olive oil mixture.

    Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper and stir the ingredients together. , This should take about five minutes then, stir in 2 teaspoons of sugar. , Stir them often while scraping off the browned bits from the pan so that it doesn't get burned.

    Once the onions are browned and soft, you're all done. , Serve these tasty onions as a side dish or over steak, chicken, or mashed potatoes.
  3. Step 3: Add the onions

  4. Step 4: and pepper to the skillet.

  5. Step 5: Cook the onions until they begin to soften.

  6. Step 6: Cook the onions for 20 more minutes.

  7. Step 7: Serve.

Detailed Guide

of yellow (or white) onions.

After cleaning the onion of the dry skin and the root and stem tips, you should cut the onion in half from top to bottom.

Turn the onion flat side down and slice the onion to make thin strips of onion.

Make sure to separate the layers.

Slice the onion as thinly as you'd like.

Melt 3 tablespoons of butter in 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil in a large skillet.

This should take 2-3 minutes.

Stir the butter and olive oil together to create an even mixture. , Add the onions, being careful not to get sprayed with the olive oil mixture.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper and stir the ingredients together. , This should take about five minutes then, stir in 2 teaspoons of sugar. , Stir them often while scraping off the browned bits from the pan so that it doesn't get burned.

Once the onions are browned and soft, you're all done. , Serve these tasty onions as a side dish or over steak, chicken, or mashed potatoes.

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