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Default Caramelized Onions in Crockpot


"Alan Holbrook" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:lp01qv$j37$1@dont-
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>> I keep meaning to try this but haven't yet done it. Going to do it now
>> though for my 4th of July baked beans. Should probably get them started
>> tomorrow since the beans themselves take a good 12 or more hours in the
>> Crockpot.
>>
>> Have you tried this method before? Are they as good as on the stove?
>>

>
> I'm a big fan of Italian sausage subs with peppers and onions, the way
> they
> serve tham at fairs and ballparks, at least in New England. But I could
> never get the peppers and onions to come out the way the sellers did.
> Then
> I read about and tried doing them in the crockpot. Cut everything up,
> added a decent amount of olive oil, and put the crock on low. Worked
> fine.
> Just keep an eye on them, because if you leave them in for too long,
> they'll disintegrate into mush.


Aha! My husband loves those. I will try that too. In the case of the
beans, it will be fine if the onions go to mush.