If You Don't Have The Patience For Caramelizing Onions, Do This

Carmelized onions can instantly elevate very nearly any meal. According to The Kitchn, you can add these delectable vegetables to just about everything, from sandwich and salad toppers, all the way to pasta dishes, and on your favorite pizza. While few can argue how great caramelized onions taste, many home cooks just don't have the time and energy it takes to prepare these mouthwatering creations.

The process of caramelizing onions takes some serious time. According to Simply Recipes, you need to cook your onions low and slow, up to an hour or more in butter and olive oil, to properly develop the color and flavor that comes with the process of caramelization. This labor-intensive process can turn anyone off from trying to accomplish carmelized onions at home, but fortunately, some savvy chefs have found a kitchen hack that can easily take your onions from raw to caramelized with much less hassle.

According to Bon Appétit, you don't have to rely on the old-fashioned method of cooking your onions on the stovetop to achieve sweet, rich caramelized onion. To save some labor you can let your oven do the hard work for you. After preheating your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, start slicing up your onions. Toss them with olive oil, a bit of water, and a few pinches of salt on a lined baking pan. Once coated, you can put your mixture into the preheated oven for 40 or 50 minutes. Make sure to stir the mixture every 10 minutes, in order to prevent burning, and you can end up with the best caramelized onions, with so much less stress on you.

While aspiring chefs still try to find easy shortcuts to caramelization, this process keeps you from hovering over the stove, constantly stirring the onions for hours. While you still have to wait almost an hour for your onions to finish cooking, this method can save a ton of mental effort and attentiveness, and takes the pressure off when you have to whip up the perfect onions for any recipe.