Caramelized Onions · KemoNine's Culinary Notebook

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Ingredients

Onion

Directions

Add onion, oil, salt to pot, high heat. Stir briefly.
Add 3/4 c. water. Cover til water boils off, ~7m.
Move heat to med. low; stir frequently til good color.
Add slurry of 1/8 tsp. baking soda & 1 Tbsp. water. Heat med. low, stirring frequently, til slurry boiled off.

Notes

The boiling/steaming breaks down the cells quicker; the baking soda speeds the chemical change that releases the sugars.