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Default Caramelized Onions in Crockpot

On 7/4/2014 12:46 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/4/2014 6:29 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:16:04 -1000, dsi1
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> On 7/3/2014 6:44 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> When I make caramelized onions, it takes closer to an hour. Onions
>>>>> that cook your way (in ten minutes) are "browned", not caramelized.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> This shocking news to me. Isn't browning an indication of
>>>> caramelization?
>>>
>>> Were you just as shocked when you found out all squares are rectangles
>>> but not all rectangles are squares?
>>>

>>
>> I'm betting I can caramelize onions in 5 minutes. This must make me
>> some kind of wizard. Maybe the Wizard of Odd...

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> Mine are not that quick. But they do always come out faster than the
> recipe calls for.


It doesn't take long. I wouldn't do it that way for a frittata but it's
perfect to lay on pork chops. Caramelized onions take from 5 minutes to
5 hours depending on the dish. As luck would have it, I'll probably make
pork chops today so I should be able to give you an exact time for the
onions.