Carmelizing Onions

A VERY quick demo on how to caramelize onions

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Howto & Style

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• carmelizeing
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• onions
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• carmelize
• matt
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[ultraviperman]

How high do have the heat? Do you cook them covered?

[mcmahonsion]

I start the heat on high. when they start to caramelize i turn the heat down to medium. You can play with the heat as needed to make sure they don't burn. It is very important to have a heavy bottom pan to avoid burning as well. If you are doing other things in the kitchen just start hi get the caramelizeing going, then turn it down to low and slow.

[j0phus]

At what point do you put the salt that you put aside in there?

[remarkableblackbird]

not really caramelized there more cooked. to caramelize you cook at a low heat.

[thepizzo856]

GREAT HELP! Thank you, Chef Matt.

[changokid]

Does it matter what kind of onion

[sTapleEVA]

adding salt and vinigar/oil makes them less sweet, just a shit load of butter

[nithun360]

@chrysillo its salt

[chrysillo]

lol wtf, dude, you never said what you were adding at 2:29

[chasuca89]

I really liked it that you showed the progress of the carmelization with several pots in a line. Although, I don't think the onions reduced to 1/12th of it's original size... 1/3 at best.

[mvallin]

@InvisiMan2006 im sure the cooking process would eliminate any potentially harmfull bacteria(which are unlikely to be present in the first place). I would happily lick any of those onions just to prove a point. Cleanliness in the kitchen is important, but washing your onions is truly unnecessary.

[InvisiMan2006]

@mvallin I guess I assumed that putting a clean knife through the outer skin would bring bacteria into the onion. Not to mention that clean hands would also be contaminated by touching unwashed onions (especially by the bag load!).