# Perfectly Caramelized Onions

A detailed guide to caramelizing onions properly, avoiding burning and maximizing sweetness.

- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 yellow onions
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1.5 pinch salt
- splash chicken stock

## Instructions

1. Use yellow onions, remove the skin and the first bitter peel.
2. Cut the onions from stem to root, then remove the bitter swirls by the root.
3. Slice the onions into medium thickness, then separate them to prevent burning.
4. Place a pan on medium-high heat.
5. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon of butter for two onions to the pan.
6. Add the sliced onions to the pan and let everything heat up together.
7. Mix the onions and lower the heat to medium.
8. Add a pinch and a half of salt.
9. Stir the onions for about 30 seconds, then lower the heat to low.
10. Continuously stir the onions every minute or two.
11. Once the onions are no longer shiny and start to dry out, add a little splash of chicken stock.
12. Continue stirring and cooking until the onions transition from raw to sweated, then become translucent, and finally start to lightly brown as natural sugars concentrate.
13. Stay with the onions the whole time, continuously moving them until they are fully caramelized, brown, sweet, and glossy.

## Equipment

- pan
- spoon

## Tips

- Use yellow onions as they are the sweetest.
- Remove the first bitter peel and the bitter swirls by the root.
- Cut onions from stem to root, then give them a medium slice to prevent them from shrinking too much.
- Separate onion slices before cooking to prevent burning.
- Use half a tablespoon of oil/butter per onion.
- Add salt during caramelization, but not pepper.
- Continuously stir the onions, especially at low heat, to prevent burning.
- Add a splash of chicken stock when onions dry out and before they start to brown.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNRFuBK9p/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/281f1362-afac-4e1d-b1e6-ff638bb69999
- Extracted: 2025-12-15

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