Carmelized Onions
By: Gina Marie Barone
Published: Thursday, February 11, 2010 - 10:31am

Ingredients




3 pound yellow or white onions, peeled and trimmed
2 Tbs. Unsalted Butter
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Cup dry white wine, sherry, or water
Salt and Black Pepper to taste

Preparation

1 Cut onions into a small dice or lyonnaise. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high, add olive oil and butter. 3 When butter is melted, and foam subsides, add onions. 4 Sprinkle onions with salt. 5 Cook, stirring, 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low. 6 Continue cooking about 40 minutes, until onions are soft and golden. 7 When the onions begin to dry, add wine or water. Do not burn! 8 Deglaze and scrape the pan to dizzolve the browned bits. 9 Remove from the heat. 10 Season to taste with salt and black pepper