crock pot caramelized onions

[marcicat]

As easy as the internet promised! Also, delicious.

This was the recipe I made up based on reading suggestions online:
6 onions, sliced
3 Tbsp butter
1 tsp camp mix
1 tsp brown sugar

*I used yellow onions (regular sized? IDK, the size they always are at the grocery store) and sliced them. They filled up my crock pot about 3/4 full.

*Then I added 3 tablespoons of butter (salted butter, because I like salt). Not melted, because it’s going to melt in the crock pot anyway, and I don’t like washing extra dishes.

*And also a teaspoon of camp mix (more salt, plus garlic & pepper), and a teaspoon of brown sugar. (Adding sugar seems to be somewhat of a cheat code for caramelizing, and I thought it would make the color a little darker.)

*Then I cooked it on low for 12 hours. After ten hours, I turned the cover sideways to let some of the moisture evaporate, and then took the cover off entirely for the last half hour or so. Also I stirred it occasionally (maybe three times?) because I am a stirrer.

*It made about 4 to 5 cups of caramelized onions, which I thought was a good amount for half an hour of prep work and 12 hours of smelling onions cooking.

*Apparently they freeze well. Good to know!

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Comments

[conuly]

Camp mix?

[marcicat]

Camp mix! It's a pre-mixed blend of garlic, onion, black pepper, salt, white pepper and celery salt. It's a great all-purpose seasoning for people like me who would be way too intimidated to A) own all of those spices; B) open them all to add to a recipe; and C) use them up before they expired.

[conuly]

Hm. I wonder what the proportions are. (I maaaaaay go through an enormous thing of garlic every month.)