Comments on: Caramelized Crock Pot Onions

By: cntrygrl

cntrygrl — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 16:50:47 +0000

Made this a while back, put them in a ziplock and froze them. Got them out, thawed them and used them in my chicken quesidillas. Awesome!!!

After buying a 50lb bag of onions for making salsa and having some left, I’m putting another batch of onions in the crock pot now. This will be a much larger batch then last time. My house will smell fabulous today.

Scrumptious! Thanks hippiemama!

By: cntrygrl

cntrygrl — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:39:19 +0000

This weekend I bought 50lbs of onions ($20 at Sams!). Some of them were used for salsa, but I bought so much with this recipe in mind. Can’t wait to try it! I’ll be freezing them for later uses in just about EVERYTHING. Well, what I don’t eat w/ a spoon right out of the crock pot.
Thanks hippiemama!

By: bunkie68

bunkie68 — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:45:14 +0000

I can think of several uses – in fajitas, topping a grilled steak or grilled chicken, in a stir-fry, in omelets….! I love caramelized onions, and I’ll be trying this for sure!

By: The Kitchenette

The Kitchenette — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:13:33 +0000

I agree with celesteb; I don’t believe these can be canned safely in a water bath, because there isn’t enough acid.

You might be able to pressure can them, however. I would think that freezing these would be the safest bet!

I love caramelized onions, they are a great addition to almost any dish!

By: Queenk

Queenk — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:55:42 +0000

These sound yummy.
I would like to can some of these. Can you tell me at what pressure and how long I should go?

By: celesteb

celesteb — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:54 +0000

Do you pressure can them or water bath? I would think there wouldn’t be enough acid for a water bath to work. I’m thinking of making them them freezing portions in FoodSaver bags.

By: lori0126

lori0126 — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:23:27 +0000

I made these lovely onions today in my garage so my house wouldn’t smell like onions (too cold outside for the back porch). I’m the only one in my family that loves onions so I put them in individual baggies and froze them for future dinners like Tuesday’s chicken tacos!!! Thanks for this awesome recipe!

By: lori0126

lori0126 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:37:55 +0000

Can you just freeze the onions for later use instead of canning them?

By: dtlyme

dtlyme — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:21:55 +0000

I love caramelized onions. I have never canned before! What equipment do I need? Is there a good 101 canning web site or book you could recommend?

By: lov2cook

lov2cook — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:58:00 +0000

Ooooooh boy! how about a kick butt onion soup, onion tarts, onion bread,sauce,dip you name it.
Any dish that would benefit from the sweet delicious concentrated flavor of onions can use the caramelized onions. The point is if you have them waiting for you, the sky is the limit.
It takes a couple of hours to caramelize oh lets say…3 lb of onions! it is a slow process otherwise you risk making the onions bitter so you see? that is this idea of using the crock pot is pure genious! WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT! :-0