{VIDEO} Slow Cooker/Instant Pot Caramelized Onions
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 hours
- Total Time: 12 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 1 1/2 cups 1x
Ingredients
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- 2 pounds onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Add the onions to the slow cooker. Add oil or butter and salt. Toss until onions are evenly coated.
- Cook LOW 10-12 hours.
- Season with salt to your liking.
Optional step: Around the 9-hour mark, place the lid to the slow cooker slightly ajar. Let the lid remain this way for the last few hours of slow cooking to evaporate the excess liquid off the onions.
- Add onions and oil/butter to the pressure cooker.
- Close lid and seal valve. Set manual, high pressure to 5 minutes. When done, quick release pressure.
- Strain liquid from onions. Add onions back to the pressure cooker. Turn on the sauté mode and cook the onions, stirring constantly, until they’re caramelized, approx 5 minutes.
- Season with salt to your liking.
Notes
Refrigerate covered for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.
This recipe is for plain-Jane basic caramelized onions. You can add in ingredients like a tsp of balsamic vinegar or brown sugar.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 151
- Sugar: 9.6 g
- Fat: 7.2 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 21.2 g
- Fiber: 3.9 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg