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Recipe: Carmelized Onions

To carmelize onions, you need to cook them for a long time in a bit of oil or butter. The hardest part of this recipe is waiting for them to finish!

Yield	about 2/3 cup
Time	30 minutes
Tools	heavy saucepan wooden spoon mandoline (preferably) or knife
Ingredients	1-2 T olive oil, butter, or both 3 medium yellow or white onions (1 pound), very thinly sliced ½ t salt ½ t sugar
Directions	Heat oil and/or butter over medium heat until oil is shimmery or butter has melted and foamed. Add onions and sauté, stirring frequently, until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add salt and sugar, lower heat slightly, and continue cooking, stirring frequently, until golden brown - about 15 minutes. Whatever you do, don't let the onions burn - if they seem to be cooking too quickly, lower the heat.
Notess	Carmelizing gives onions a rich, velvety taste and texture. Use them on top of pizza, toast, pasta, or any other dish that needs a little oomph. Also see my recipe for onion confit.
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