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Here's a tip: Shred a whole bag worth of onions with a mandolin and carmelize in a slow cooker overnight (10h on low). You don't need anything fancy; the $5 sl

Here's a tip: Shred a whole bag worth of onions with a mandolin and carmelize in a slow cooker overnight (10h on low). You don't need anything fancy; the $5 slow cooker gathering dust at your local Goodwill is fine. Separate the juice with a strainer and store separately for soup or whatever. Put the onions into bags and freeze them. Now whenever you need carmelized onions, thaw a bag of them in the microwave or a tub of hot water, brown in a skillet (5-10 mins) and you're done.

ska 5y ago
I’ve done something similar with better results in a Dutch oven inside a low oven, so as long as your over can really hold a low temp this is an option if you don’t have a slow cooker. You are also better off cutting pole to pole in small wedges but mandoline is faster. Something about the amount of cell wall damage, I forget why.