Best 11 Caramelized Port Onions Recipes

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Craving a dish bursting with sweet, savory, and irresistibly soft onions? Look no further than caramelized port onions, where patience meets flavor. This culinary masterpiece transforms humble onions into a delectable treat, adding depth and richness to any meal. Whether you prefer using yellow, red, or white onions, the caramelization process coaxes out their natural sugars, resulting in a tantalizingly sweet and slightly tangy flavor. Paired with the robust notes of port wine, these onions take on a luxurious, almost velvety texture that will leave your taste buds singing. So, let's embark on a delightful journey of caramelizing onions with port wine, a culinary adventure that promises to elevate your cooking skills and impress your dinner guests.

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CARAMELIZED PORT ONIONS



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Whenever possible use fresh rather than frozen pearl onions for this savory side. Pair the sweet and colorful onions with a savory meat entree.-Erika Szymanski, Pullman, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 1h

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 pounds pearl onions, trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup port wine or grape juice
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Steps:

  • In a Dutch oven, bring 6 cups water to a boil. Add onions; return to a boil. Boil 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water; peel onions., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 7-9 minutes or until tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated.

Nutrition Facts :

CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     side-dish

Time 1h

Yield about 8 to 10 servings as a si

Number Of Ingredients 5

48 pearl white onions
2 tablespoons butter
2 teaspoons sugar
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Remove a small slice from both stem and root end of each pearl onion and peel them. An alternate way is to parboil them for 2 minutes, drain and plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process. Pop the skins off by pressing the onion at its root end.
  • Set the onions in a saucepan wide enough to accommodate them in one layer and barely cover them with water. Boil over high heat for 10 minutes until partially cooked. Add the butter and sugar and continue to boil until the water has evaporated and the onions begin to sizzle.
  • Reduce the heat to medium low and shake the saucepan and turn the onions in the butter and sugar to brown them. Continue to cook until the onions are glazed, brown and syrupy looking. Add a tablespoonful or more of balsamic vinegar and cook until evaporated. Season well with salt and pepper.

CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     side-dish

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 tablespoons butter
Pinch of Sugar
2 large onions, thinly sliced
Salt and Pepper

Steps:

  • Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and toss to coat with butter. Cover and slowly cook onions, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until a golden Color is reached. Turn heat up to medium high and begin to brown the onions, stirring constantly about 10 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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Learning how to properly caramelize onions is key. Once you've mastered the basic technique, you'll use them for everything from French onion soup to onion dip to topping burgers.

Provided by Claire Saffitz

Categories     Bon Appétit     Condiment     Onion

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 large yellow onions, peeled (about 1 pound)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Kosher salt
Low-sodium chicken broth or water (for pan; optional)

Steps:

  • Halve both onions through root end. Using the tip of your knife, cut a V-shaped notch around root to remove it (this will ensure that all slices separate when you cut the onion).
  • Place 1 onion half on your cutting board so root end is facing you, then thinly slice onion lengthwise, starting at one side and working all the way to the other (so your knife runs through the root halfway through, not starting or ending at the root end). You're going for slices that are 1/4"-1/8" thick.
  • Repeat same slicing procedure for remaining onion halves. It's a lot of onion! But it will cook down quite a bit, so it's best to start with a large quantity.
  • Heat 2 Tbsp. butter in a large saucepan over medium until melted and sizzling. You can use a skillet to cook the onions, but a pan with high sides will keep the onions from flipping out onto your stove. Using a pan that also has a wide base gives water room to evaporate, allowing the onions to caramelize rather than steam.
  • Instead of dumping in all of the onions at once, which would fill the pot and make it hard to stir (which would then cause the ones on the bottom to cook faster), start by adding just a couple of large handfuls to the pot. Cook, stirring, until onions are soft and starting to turn translucent, 1-2 minutes. Stir in a few more handfuls of onion and repeat cooking and stirring process until you've added all the onions. Season with a pinch of salt.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook onions, stirring every few minutes to prevent them from sticking and coloring too much in any one place, until blonde-colored, 15-20 minutes. This is the point of doneness for French onion soup! If you feel like onions are getting too brown around the edges or they're sticking, reduce your heat a bit.
  • If you're going for onions that are both softer and more caramelized (say for a patty melt or onion dip), keep cooking, stirring on the regular, until onions are unmistakably golden brown, another 15-20 minutes. Because most of the water has cooked off at this point, there might be some bare spots where the pot could start to burn. If this happens, stir in a splash of broth or water. The liquid will dissolve the cooked-on bits, which the onions will re-absorb.
  • For extra-dark onions, the kind that make a great burger topping, cook until they start to almost blacken around the edges and go slightly crisp, another 10-15 minutes. This requires constant attention so they don't burn. No one said caramelized onions were quick!
  • Let onions cool in the saucepan, then use or transfer to an airtight container and chill. They will keep up to 1 week.

EASY CARAMELIZED ONION PORK CHOPS



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Caramelized onions give the flavor to these easy to make pork chops - yummy! Great with parsley potatoes!

Provided by Pamela Newland

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Pork     Pork Chop Recipes

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
4 (4 ounce) pork loin chops, 1/2 inch thick
3 teaspoons seasoning salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 onion, cut into strips
1 cup water

Steps:

  • Rub chops with 2 teaspoons seasoning salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, or to taste.
  • In a skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Brown pork chops on each side. Add the onions and water to the pan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • Turn chops over, and add remaining salt and pepper. Cover, and cook until water evaporates and onions turn light to medium brown. Remove chops from pan, and serve with onions on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47.3 calories, Carbohydrate 4 g, Fat 3.5 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 0.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 691.5 mg, Sugar 1.2 g

CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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Provided by Jonathan Reynolds

Categories     side dish

Time 12h

Yield Makes 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 pounds onions, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in the container of a crockpot (or other slow cooker). Cover and cook on low heat for 12 hours. Serve with pork, swordfish or tuna, grilled eggplant or roasted or grilled chicken.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 168, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 109 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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All it takes is a little time, a little sugar and these caramalized onions are packed with pure sweet flavor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Gluten-Free Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield Makes 3 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
15 medium yellow onions (about 6 pounds total), halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick
2 teaspoons coarse salt or 1 teaspoon table salt
1 tablespoon sugar

Steps:

  • In an 8-quart Dutch oven or heavy pot, melt butter over medium-high. Add onions and salt. Cook, stirring often, until softened and just beginning to brown, 35 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to medium. Add sugar and cook, stirring often to scrape up any browned bits stuck to bottom of pot, 35 to 40 minutes (lower heat, if bottom of pot begins to scorch).
  • When done, onions should be deep golden brown and have a jam-like consistency. Remove from heat; season with salt. Let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 62 g, Fat 3 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g

BEST CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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Onions that cook down very slowly and are transformed into an extraordinarily sweet, richly colored side dish or accompaniment.

Provided by Jodi B.

Categories     Onions

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

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

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a large skillet, add the onions.
  • Cover and cook over low heat 30 minutes.
  • Remove cover, raise the heat, stirring to keep the onions from sticking.
  • As soon as the onions begin to brown- in about 10 minutes- lower the heat.
  • Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Repeat step 2.
  • Repeat step 3.
  • Add the vinegar, salt and pepper.
  • Turn the heat to high and stir with a wooden spoon until the vinegar is evaporated~ about 5 minutes.
  • This dish can be made in advance.
  • To reheat: cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
  • Large, mild-flavored onions work best.
  • Caramelized onions can be frozen in an airtight container up to three months.

FAMILY-FAVORITE CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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This recipe was passed down to me by my mother-in-law. After a few tweaks these onions are better than ever and, to my husband's chagrin, there are rarely any leftovers. They can easily be made ahead and reheated. -Sharon Gibson, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Side Dishes

Time 55m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 jars (15 ounces each) whole onions, drained

Steps:

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter; stir in brown sugar, lemon juice and pepper. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, 1-2 minutes. Add onions. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook until deep golden brown, 45-50 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 135 calories, Fat 4g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 769mg sodium, Carbohydrate 23g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

FLAVORED CARAMELIZED ONIONS



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I just love these sweet onions! I put them on grilled Portobello mushrooms, hamburgers, steaks, omelets and on grilled vegetable sandwiches.

Provided by Rita1652

Categories     Spreads

Time 45m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 lb yellow onion, peeled and very thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat.
  • Add the onions and reduce the heat to medium-low.
  • Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, about 30 minutes.
  • Add the thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper, and brown sugar; stir well to combine.
  • Cook for 5 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 20, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 20.2, Carbohydrate 1.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.7, Protein 0.2

CARAMELISED ONIONS



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Master how to make sweet, sticky caramelised onions. Perfect for adding to pasta, quiches or topping burgers and sausages

Provided by Lulu Grimes

Categories     Side dish

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 tbsp olive oil
3 large onions (red or white), sliced
pinch of salt
2 tbsp soft brown sugar
1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Steps:

  • Heat the oil in a large deep frying pan over a low heat.
  • Add the onions with a generous pinch of salt and cook slowly for 30-40 mins. Stir occasionally to prevent them from sticking or burning until they become soft and golden. If the onions start to catch, add a splash of water to the pan and mix well.
  • Add the sugar and vinegar to give them a sweet, slightly sharp chutney flavour. Keep cooking on a low heat for another 5 mins, stirring occasionally until the mix is sticky, the sugar has dissolved and the vinegar has reduced. The onions are now ready to serve, or use in a recipe.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 14 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • Choose the right onions: Yellow or white onions are best for caramelizing, as they have a higher sugar content than red onions.
  • Slice the onions thinly: This will help them caramelize evenly.
  • Use a heavy-bottomed pot or skillet: This will help distribute the heat evenly and prevent the onions from burning.
  • Cook the onions over medium-low heat: This will allow them to caramelize slowly and develop a deep flavor.
  • Stir the onions frequently: This will help prevent them from sticking to the pot or skillet and burning.
  • Add a little liquid: This will help the onions caramelize and prevent them from drying out. You can use water, broth, or even wine.
  • Season the onions: Add some salt, pepper, and other spices to taste.
  • Caramelize the onions until they are golden brown: This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, depending on the amount of onions you are cooking.

Conclusion:

Caramelized onions are a delicious and versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes. They are perfect for adding a sweet and savory flavor to soups, stews, pasta dishes, and even pizzas. So next time you are looking for a way to add some extra flavor to your cooking, try caramelizing some onions. You won't be disappointed!

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