CARAMELIZED ONIONS RECIPE

Cooking your onions may reduce the vitamin C content in them; however, you will not lose too much of the key ployphenols quercetin and glutathione. Carmelization is the most rich way to enjoy onions and they can complement a variety of recipes!

INGREDIENTS:

Makes about 2 cups

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, coconut oil, or Ghee (choose grass-fed for more CLAs, minerals, antioxidants, and less chemicals)

3 large onions, thinly sliced

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

DIRECTIONS:

Melt butter/oil/ghee in large warm skillet (cast iron works great) over medium-low heat. Increase heat and add onions and sea salt, stirring to coat all slices. Turn the heat back down…now comes the hard part….put the spoon down! Getting a nice caramelization requires direct pan on onion contact. Let them saute at low heat for about 45 minutes stirring only 4-5 times (about every 8-10 minutes). They don’t take much watching so you can multitask.