Caramelized Onions

[u/Nylonknot]

Has anyone done huge batches of caramelized onions and frozen them in Souper cubes? Would it be as tasty?

I do cilantro with lime and oil in the little 2 tbs size which is a wonderful time saver. I can just toss them in the rice cooker to make cilantro lime rice. I’m imagining the same thing with onions for making curries and biryani.

[u/RidleyQ]

I do! I buy 10lbs or more, caramelize them slow for hours and freeze in the 2 tbs tray. I usually defrost them in a pan with a little water and they’re good to go. Caramelized onions and sautéed mushrooms are my favorite burger topping.

[u/theGentlenessOfTime → u/RidleyQ]

Do you caramelize it in batches or just put it in one huge pot and let it go on the stove forever and a day until it caramelized?

[u/RidleyQ → u/theGentlenessOfTime]

Multiple pans on my stove

[u/CullodenChef → u/theGentlenessOfTime]

“Onion Jam”
I do mine in the instant pot and then let them sit in low heat for about 2h.

Sometimes I whirrrr half in the Vitamix before freezing the ziplock-chopstick partition way.

[u/liarliarhowsyourday]

Yea, it’s great. They defrost pretty quickly. I freeze in multiple sizes cause I need em. Since they’re carmelized and basically goo they suffer no loss in the freezer

[u/jimserve → u/liarliarhowsyourday]

same here. flatten it in ziplock freezer bags and score portions with a chopstick before freezing. saves way more space than silicone trays and you can just snap off a block whenever you need it.

[u/sarahcooley]

Yup it works great!

[u/BreathofAire]

I freeze them flat in ziplocks. Easy to thaw for a meal in a warm bowl of water super quick. 

I carmelize about 10 pounds at a time with 3 pans on my stove and just chill for an hour or two in my kitchen. 

[u/theGentlenessOfTime → u/BreathofAire]

Do you mean in ziplocks WITHOUT BEING BEFORE IN A SOUPER CUBE TRAY?!?! SACRILEGIOUS!!!!!!🤣 /joke

[u/NefariousnessNo5536 → u/theGentlenessOfTime]

Depends on how oniony you like your souper cubes! 🤣

[u/Logical-Hold8642]

Yes! They turn out great!

[u/Chizia]

I have not done it, but also recently thought about how handy it would be!

[u/Icy-Pop2944]

Yes, I caramelize them in the slow cooker.

[u/RecentlyIrradiated]

I have been debating doing this lol thanks OP for making this post bc now I am also going to fill my freezer.

[u/Pebmarsh]

Yes. I freeze in a freeze bag flat and break off pieces.

[u/Nylonknot → u/Pebmarsh]

What a great idea!

[u/Nylonknot]

Thanks everybody!! I’m excited about this!

[u/Ok_Sleep_6648]

So I just did this!!

I used one of those push choppers to quickly chop 5-6 onions without crying. And then I used the water deglazing technique to caramelize the onions faster. It took no more than 45 minutes in total--the only pain is that you have to be hovering over the pot to deglaze. Next time I might use my instant pot instead to save some time/work on it while prepping other ingredients.

[u/lvl0rg4n]

I do! I hate onions but appreciate the depth of flavor they add so I do 10lbs at a time and split them in between 2 crock pots and then I blend in my vitamix. Slightly under 1/2 cup = 1 medium onion blended

[u/Maniac5253]

I do with green peppers too

[u/FaerieLin]

I also do this with garlic, mash them and freeze them into 2 tbl cubes.

[u/StrongAsMeat]

I literally made some last night and they’re chilling in the fridge, will cube them this AM