Best Caramelized Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs onions, sliced 1/8 inch thick
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter in a large skillet, add the onions.
• 2 cover and cook over low heat 30 minutes.
• 3 remove cover, raise the heat, stirring to keep the onions from sticking.
• 4 as soon as the onions begin to brown- in about 10 minutes- lower the heat.
• 5 cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• 6 repeat step 2.
• 7 repeat step 3.
• 8 add the vinegar, salt and pepper.
• 9 turn the heat to high and stir with a wooden spoon until the vinegar is evaporated~ about 5 minutes.
• 10 this dish can be made in advance.
• 11 to reheat: cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
• 12 large, mild-flavored onions work best.
• 13 caramelized onions can be frozen in an airtight container up to three months.