[food] freezer caramelised onion is indeed Extremely Convenient

[kaberett]

(Assuming one has a freezer, etc, and also the reason notes exist is that I did this with the Instant Pot.)

First: 3 kg of onion, sliced fairly thick, just about fit into the Instant Pot with A Knob Of Butter.

Cook at high pressure for five minutes, with natural release.

Set valve to vent. Slow cook for 24-48h with occasional stirring. Toward the end of that time, consider removing the lid full stop because the desired outcome is to get this from "soup" to "mostly solid".

(To which end: also consider dumping out into a large frying pan and cooking very gently with only occasional attention to dry it out. But the magic here is not needing to babysit at this stage in order to get An Acceptable Outcome.)

Freeze in dollops. Consolidate into bag. Have Actually Caramelised Onions available within five minutes. (One Weird Trick!)

Comments

[momijizukamori]

Me using memories for once so I can find this post again in the future, lol.

[kaberett]

HEE. <3

[radiantfracture]

Very cool!

[beckyc]

That is a very very good idea!

[kaberett]

Not originally mine but definitely intending to repeat, and delighted to have propagated!

[lokifan]

Oooh thanks.