Carmelized Onions

bbro · 10-07-2014, 09:31 AM

So I started an online cooking school on the Kitchn site. It's free and it doesn't really matter if you do the homework, but I am going to try.

Today's lesson is about onions and garlic. One of the assignments (you can choose one of three) is making caramelized onions. I have never done this, so I am definitely choosing this one. Problem? What do I serve them with?

It needs to be fairly healthy. I don't want burgers because I am making tacos for my beef this week. Anyone have any other ideas? I was thinking maybe sandwiches, but I can't think of anything but a beef sandwich they would be good with - lol.

I may make some salmon patties and try them along side

infinite monkey · 10-07-2014, 09:35 AM

bbro: I just found this article about carmelized onions. Now I'm very hungry.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3758215.html

bbro · 10-07-2014, 10:22 AM

Wow - thanks! I am going to have to see if I can fit some pizza in the menu today!!

glatt · 10-07-2014, 10:49 AM

That made me hungry too.

I had french onion soup a week ago. I felt so 70s. It was delicious.

Undertoad · 10-07-2014, 01:32 PM

There is almost nothing better than a good french onion soup.

Sadly, there is almost nothing worse than a bad french onion soup.

infinite monkey · 10-07-2014, 01:38 PM

Shouldn't that be 'freedom onion soup'?

I made freedom dip sandwiches last week.

Yeah, I know, that's so yesterday. But then again, judging by my new phone issues, I am so yesterday.

bbro · 10-07-2014, 02:04 PM

Finished product.

I am thinking maybe quiche or the tart from infinite monkey's link

PS - it's not burned, the pan was deglazed with balsamic vinegar

glatt · 10-07-2014, 02:25 PM

I bet they smelled great!

bbro · 10-07-2014, 02:42 PM

OMG! SO good. I bought some potatoes and I think I am going to eat them together.

glatt · 10-07-2014, 02:51 PM

When I was a kid, my mom said something that just stuck in my head for years, because it's both true and kinda wacked.

And that is, that if you are supposed to be making dinner for the family, but haven't figured out what it's going to be, just saute an onion and the wonderful smell will waft through the house, and everyone will be assured that you have some wonder dinner in the works, as you rack your brain trying to come up with something to make.

Kinda crazy, but it's true that an onion being fried up smells better than most other things in the kitchen.

lumberjim · 10-07-2014, 07:00 PM

EXCEPT....

BACON

Pamela · 10-07-2014, 09:38 PM

Damn you, Jim! Damn you to heck!

now I want bacon!!

bbro, deglazing is best done with some kind of wine, although vinegar will do the trick. I went to a cordon bleu cooking institute, so I know whereof I speak.

Ask me anything!

monster · 10-07-2014, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

When I was a kid, my mom said something that just stuck in my head for years, because it's both true and kinda wacked.

And that is, that if you are supposed to be making dinner for the family, but haven't figured out what it's going to be, just saute an onion and the wonderful smell will waft through the house, and everyone will be assured that you have some wonder dinner in the works, as you rack your brain trying to come up with something to make.

Kinda crazy, but it's true that an onion being fried up smells better than most other things in the kitchen.

Holy shit I do that all the time, just never really thought about ti as a ploy.....

glatt · 10-08-2014, 07:25 AM

What do you do with the onions after you cook them?

Gravdigr · 10-08-2014, 02:33 PM

Throw 'em on a steak, or a hamburger steak, pork/beef/venison tenderloin, serve with Italian/Polish sausages (very good, btw)...on the side, w/anything.

10-07-2014, 09:31 AM	#1
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Carmelized Onions So I started an online cooking school on the Kitchn site. It's free and it doesn't really matter if you do the homework, but I am going to try. Today's lesson is about onions and garlic. One of the assignments (you can choose one of three) is making caramelized onions. I have never done this, so I am definitely choosing this one. Problem? What do I serve them with? It needs to be fairly healthy. I don't want burgers because I am making tacos for my beef this week. Anyone have any other ideas? I was thinking maybe sandwiches, but I can't think of anything but a beef sandwich they would be good with - lol. I may make some salmon patties and try them along side __________________ Camping

10-07-2014, 10:22 AM	#3
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Wow - thanks! I am going to have to see if I can fit some pizza in the menu today!! __________________ Camping

10-07-2014, 02:04 PM	#7
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	Finished product. I am thinking maybe quiche or the tart from infinite monkey's link PS - it's not burned, the pan was deglazed with balsamic vinegar Attached Images __________________ Camping

10-07-2014, 02:42 PM	#9
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	OMG! SO good. I bought some potatoes and I think I am going to eat them together. __________________ Camping

10-07-2014, 07:00 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	EXCEPT.... BACON __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

10-07-2014, 09:35 AM	#2
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	bbro: I just found this article about carmelized onions. Now I'm very hungry. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/0...n_3758215.html

10-07-2014, 10:49 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That made me hungry too. I had french onion soup a week ago. I felt so 70s. It was delicious.

10-07-2014, 01:32 PM	#5
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	There is almost nothing better than a good french onion soup. Sadly, there is almost nothing worse than a bad french onion soup.

10-07-2014, 01:38 PM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Shouldn't that be 'freedom onion soup'? I made freedom dip sandwiches last week. Yeah, I know, that's so yesterday. But then again, judging by my new phone issues, I am so yesterday.

10-07-2014, 02:25 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I bet they smelled great!

10-07-2014, 02:51 PM	#10
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	When I was a kid, my mom said something that just stuck in my head for years, because it's both true and kinda wacked. And that is, that if you are supposed to be making dinner for the family, but haven't figured out what it's going to be, just saute an onion and the wonderful smell will waft through the house, and everyone will be assured that you have some wonder dinner in the works, as you rack your brain trying to come up with something to make. Kinda crazy, but it's true that an onion being fried up smells better than most other things in the kitchen.

10-07-2014, 09:38 PM	#12
Pamela Deplorable Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 767	Damn you, Jim! Damn you to heck! now I want bacon!! bbro, deglazing is best done with some kind of wine, although vinegar will do the trick. I went to a cordon bleu cooking institute, so I know whereof I speak. Ask me anything!

10-08-2014, 07:25 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	What do you do with the onions after you cook them?

10-08-2014, 02:33 PM	#15
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Throw 'em on a steak, or a hamburger steak, pork/beef/venison tenderloin, serve with Italian/Polish sausages (very good, btw)...on the side, w/anything. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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