Onions, Caramelized

Ingredients

• 1000g (3 large) yellow onions (3 large onion)

• 50g (3½ T) unsalted butter

• 50g (1 T + 2 tsp) water

• 8g (1¼ tsp) fine salt

Directions

1. Combine the onions, 8g salt, butter, and 25g water in a Dutch oven. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring every 5 minutes, until dramatically softened and collapsed, about 10 -15 minutes.

2. Uncover and cook over medium-low heat until fond forms. Deglaze with small splashes of water, scrape, lower the heat to low, and repeat about every 5 minutes for 35-50 more minutes, until caramel brown.