Caramelized Onions
Sweet, soft, and delicious Caramelized Onions can be used in so many ways! Easy to make; start a batch today!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 96kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds onions thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup salted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a heavy-bottomed skillet over low heat, then add the onions.
- Cook the onions over low heat, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
- Once the onions have reduced in volume by about half, add the dried thyme.
- Continue cooking the onions until they turn deep, honey-brown and have a jam-like consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper and enjoy!
Notes
You'll start with a mountain of onions but they'll cook down quickly.
Use your favorite onions (yellow, Texas sweet, Vidalia, and red onions all work well)
Do NOT add sugar!
Nutrition
Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 181IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg