Carmelizing onions (pepper, clove, soup, cooker)

[mrs.cool]

I read about a new way to carmelize onions, tried it, and loved it! They're done in the slow cooker!
5-6 cups of sliced onions, a clove of garlic, a tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper. It was supposed to take 8-10 hours, on low, but after 6 hours I was happy with the way they looked. This was so easy, I don't know if anyone else usually does them on the stove top like I used to, but it's really hard to keep the heat low enough so they don't brown. This solves that problem!
I made french onion soup with them afterwards, which was fabulous.

[burdell]

I wonder if they'd freeze well? Be nice to have small packages to use on burgers etc. whenever needed.

[karen_in_nh_2012]

Mrs.Cool, I've never done onions in my slow cooker but I will give it a try -- thanks for posting!

Burdell, I checked a couple of sites online after reading the OP and they typically say to make a lot so you'll have some to freeze. I LOVE caramelized onions so I suspect my freezer will end up with a bunch of little containers!

[burdell]

Originally Posted by karen_in_nh_2012

Mrs.Cool, I've never done onions in my slow cooker but I will give it a try -- thanks for posting!

Burdell, I checked a couple of sites online after reading the OP and they typically say to make a lot so you'll have some to freeze. I LOVE caramelized onions so I suspect my freezer will end up with a bunch of little containers!

Thanks! I think our freezers are gonna have something in common

[Gandalara]

Originally Posted by burdell

I wonder if they'd freeze well? Be nice to have small packages to use on burgers etc. whenever needed.

They freeze great. I put mine in serving-size baggies

[burdell]

I betcha they'd be great on pizza dough with some crumbled Roquefort or Gorgonzola.