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Secret to carmelized onions
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johnnyp said:Don’t be a jerk. It’s not a good look.
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Mattman3969 said:
I've tried a few different methods from old school French, to Americas Test Kitchen to Kenjis PC method. I would be interested to see what people here consider caramelized. Especially from bridge dwelling trolls such as yourself.
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I have caramelized them with dark beer and a little bit of brown sugar and it is very good, so yes you can use sugar...
Booch- from Medina, Ohio
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northGAcock said:onedbguru said:I don't think I would add sugar as onions, when caramelized, have a lot of natural sugars that come out,but as @HeavyG said: to each is own.
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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Legume said:You have to watch onions very carefully, they go into the stall almost immediately and stay there for a very long time. Once they come out, they can burn very quickly.
I always wrap mine in butcher paper once they hit the stall for just this reasonKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
Secret to caramelized onions? Patience.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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"The frickin' onion drives the cook!"Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin
Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)
"If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
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Onions are also the toughest vegetable just as tough as a Brisket cook!
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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I just put them in the microwave on the defrost cycle for 12 hours (overnight, usually).
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dmchicago said:"The frickin' onion drives the cook!"Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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nolaegghead said:I just put them in the microwave on the defrost cycle for 12 hours (overnight, usually).It's a 302 thing . . .
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HendersonTRKing said:nolaegghead said:I just put them in the microwave on the defrost cycle for 12 hours (overnight, usually).
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If you put caramelized onions on a hotdog is it still a sandwich?
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:dmchicago said:"The frickin' onion drives the cook!"Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin
Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)
"If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
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All this onion talk and I haven’t read one reference to the most important factor - what type of onions. Personally, I go with a few heirloom varieties that I’ve been able to source through some underground, pop-up farmers markets. It’s all micro farms and nano farms these days. Hydroponics are so yesterday.
Cant say more, I’ll lose my contacts. Bottom line, find a good steakhouse. A really great one that isn’t a chain and ask to speak to their onion steward. If they balk at this, you know you’re in the right place so just keep pressing the maitre d louder and louder until they bring him out. Just don’t ask them about garlic, they hate that. -
First rule of Onion Club is we don't talk about Onion Club.
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dmchicago said:The Cen-Tex Smoker said:dmchicago said:"The frickin' onion drives the cook!"
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I definitely failed to recognize the value within this thread. I was fine with my simple approach and figured I would just pass. That's what I get for cipheringLouisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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HeavyG said:First rule of Onion Club is we don't talk about Onion Club.It's a 302 thing . . .
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this weekend i sliced up 10 big yellows, forgot everything i read in this thread, tossed them in the dutch with a stick of white foaming butter and stirred them up for about 5 beers. french onion soup. not sure how many beers it took to make the beef bone broth
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You sir.....are out there living on the edge.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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All this time I just thought they were sauteed by Carmelita !LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
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I cheat, I inject. Some people do not do it because they want it to have that oniony taste to come through with just the flavors of the rub, (with or without mustard as a sealing base), and their preferred smoke profile.
"Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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YukonRon said:I cheat, I inject. Some people do not do it because they want it to have that oniony taste to come through with just the flavors of the rub, (with or without mustard as a sealing base), and their preferred smoke profile.
If it tastes good, it ain’t cheatin’. #hendersontrking
I’ve never injected a brisky, and have always been more than happy with my results. This thread has me rethinking. How much better can injecting be? W W AF DO? (Aaron does not inject.)
This requires more thought and research. Brisket gods — to inject or not inject? That is the question.It's a 302 thing . . . -
HendersonTRKing said:YukonRon said:I cheat, I inject. Some people do not do it because they want it to have that oniony taste to come through with just the flavors of the rub, (with or without mustard as a sealing base), and their preferred smoke profile.
If it tastes good, it ain’t cheatin’. #hendersontrking
I’ve never injected a brisky, and have always been more than happy with my results. This thread has me rethinking. How much better can injecting be? W W AF DO? (Aaron does not inject.)
This requires more thought and research. Brisket gods — to inject or not inject? That is the question. -
Onions people, onions.
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Legume said:Onions people, onions.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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