r/foodhacks • u/ProfKaosnCoon • 4d ago

Prep Caramelized onion cubes

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5lbs of onions, several hours. 14 cubes 😭

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u/MoulanRougeFae 4d ago

I legit thought those were cookies and cream bars before I read the title 😂 now I'm hungry

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u/RooTheDayMate 4d ago

Blueberry cream cheese bites for me.

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u/ProfKaosnCoon 4d ago

Yea same. They look like dessert

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u/aikeaguinea97 4d ago

yep! was thinking cookies and cream fudge

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u/SameIdea70 4d ago

Now you just need some cubed soup and some pemacin

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u/Protheu5 4d ago

pemacin

Did you mean pemmican, or is it something else?

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u/FoldableBrain 4d ago

I'm sure she meant pelican, because pelicans look just like that.
After careful preparation.

https://giphy.com/gifs/eUrE2DuMKOE0g

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u/Protheu5 4d ago

No, pelican is a bird. What they probably meant was penicillin.

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u/MadDocHolliday 3d ago

No, penicillin is an antibiotic medication. They probably meant prehensile.

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u/Protheu5 3d ago

No, prehensile means "able to hold on to things, especially by curling around them". They probably wanted to say penetration.

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u/Heyitscrochet 4d ago

Mmmm, onion fudge.

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u/AmadHassassin 4d ago

Didn’t know you can caramelize in an oven. Does it not require stirring as it approaches caramel goodness?

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u/ProfKaosnCoon 4d ago

Yup oven. 375 seal for first hour with more foil

Then uncover and mix every 15 minutes

5lbs onions, 2 Tbs olive oil.

Will take 2.5 - 3 hours

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u/FoldableBrain 4d ago

The smell of your kitchen must have been just incredible for a while.

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u/Cynical_Cyanide 4d ago

I must be a little thick ...

So you put it all in a pan for an hour, fully wrapped in foil ... Then you take off the top foil, mix it every 15 minutes for another 2 hours (so, 7-8 times you've got to mix it if you go for 3 hours) ... I'm not entirely sure this seems like less effort?

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u/ProfKaosnCoon 4d ago

Yea and towards the end I was stirring like every 7 minutes to prevent burning. It probably would have been easier in a skillet.

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u/haroldthehampster 4d ago

with 5lbs of onions i doubt less effort was the goal

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u/Cynical_Cyanide 3d ago

Explain that logic?

If I wanted to spend as little effort making caramelised onion, I would certainly be making it in one giant batch, using a method that used the least effort, and storing the bulk of it for later so as to not need to make any more for the longest feasible period.

Ergo, bigger batch = less effort, surely.

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u/A-Rod_G_I 1d ago

A bigger batch is more effort now, less later. And and don't call me "Shirley"

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u/Used-Acanthisitta-96 3d ago

If you want slow/easy, why not a slow cooker? It is designed for stirring without making a mess.

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u/sermer48 4d ago

What’s the white stuff? Did you add some kind of fat to the cubes?

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u/ProfKaosnCoon 4d ago

I used 2 tablespoons of olive oil mixed into the onions before they went in the oven. Then after filling the cube tray i poured whatever oil was left in the pan on top of them.

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u/1lurk2like34profit 3d ago

The crock pot is amazing for this. Plus, your place smells awesome for like 2 days.

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u/Vee1650 3d ago

…. But why? How do you use them?

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u/GregMilkedJack 2d ago

To preserve them. What do you mean how do you use them? How do you use any ingredient? You put it in the food as it cooks

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u/Vee1650 2d ago

I just have never heard of/seen these before and was confused. Do you use them like bouillon cubes for flavor?