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Email a FriendPosted by Cita Online on Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 6:17 AM (EDT):
Brilliant! Will try that next time.
Are you growing tomatoes at home? Very impressed, all my tomato growing efforts fail.
Caramelized Onions
an important summer skill
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, June 14, 2011 9:57 PM
Yesterday I was craving home-grilled hamburgers with homegrown tomatoes and caramelized onions. The problem was I have never really mastered the task of actually caramelizing anything. Usually when I try working with onions, they wind up sauteed. Not quite the same thing.
I leafed through one of my Barefoot Contessa cookbooks and she had a recipe for fancy grilled burgers with caramelized onions. You can find all kinds of recipes on-line but one bit of information that she included turned the tide for me, and it’s something I had never seen anywhere else.
In the recipe, she mentions a friend whose mother taught her that the best way to caramelize an onion is to “turn your back on it.” That simple.
So I gave it a try. Instead of running over to stir the onions every minute or two, I pretty much ignored the pan for the better part of twenty minutes. The onions were delicious—the perfect addition to my nicely grilled burgers (thanks Grill Master Paul!).
For a recipe that looks a lot like what I whipped up yesterday, check out Simply Recipes (where I got this picture). She always has great ideas!
Happy grilling and happy summer eating!
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Posted by Patricia on Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 7:09 AM (EDT):
Carmelized onions are a must to have on hand as a great addition to burgers, salads, sandwiches, pizza, pasta, you name it. My recipe is similar to the one you provided a link to at Simply Recipes, although I use white wine (red, if no white is on hand) instead of olive oil. I try to make them in huge batches, as they freeze well.
And now I want burgers!
Posted by Monica (momof2) on Wednesday, Jun 15, 2011 12:31 PM (EDT):
I have found that onions don’t carmelize well in a non-stick pan. Best is a cast-iron pan.
Posted by Barb, sfo on Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 7:20 AM (EDT):
Anodized aluminum also works well. Not the kind with nonstick inside, though!
Posted by Learn Italian Online Free on Saturday, Jan 28, 2012 4:24 AM (EDT):
It seems that you are really fascinated in cooking, don’t worry I’m sure you’ll able to master it in short time just keep practicing and experiment as well.
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