I mean the one you do when you want something easy to do, but not when you’re tired at the point you microwave a frozen-meal, or just cut down a piece of cheese and put it in a bread

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    11 months ago

    Too lazy to cook

    Caramelize some onions

    I know you clarified that they can just be to translucent, but it’s hilarious to me that the first step to a lazy meal is to spend 45 minutes caramelizing onions.

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      11 months ago

      Or add a pinch of baking soda and get it in ten minutes. Still not lazy but faster. Maybe use an air fryer?

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        11 months ago

        Caramelization is a specific chemical change to the sugars in the onions. Brown =/= Caramelized and will affect the flavor significantly so you really shouldn’t cut corners.

        If I’m commiting the time to do it I just make sure to make as much as I can fit in my pot.

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      11 months ago

      Laziness, for me at least, is about effort more than time - caramelizing onions (once you’re familiar with the process) can be done on autopilot in fifteen minutes or less. But for the above recipe, five minutes should be plenty.

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        11 months ago

        But true caramelization on onions is still like 45-60 minutes of constant attention. It’s not difficult, but it does require a lot of time and effort. You’re not getting a caramelization in 15 minutes without a pressure cooker and even then they taste like nothing so what’s the point?