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Alton Brown Caramelized Onion Recipe

Alton Brown Caramelized Onion Recipe

The Alton Brown Caramelized Onion Recipe can fulfill your savor of sweet onions and cheese. Check the recipe out to master this dish.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 8 People
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: French
Calories: 268
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Onions
  • 3 Tbsp Butter
  • 1 Tbsp Kosher salt
  • 2 Cups White wine
  • 1 ¼ Cups Beef consomme
  • 1 ¼ Cups Apple cider
  • 1 ¼ Cups Chicken broth
  • Bouquet garni
  • 1 Loaf Country-side bread.
  • 1 Tsp Grounded black pepper
  • Splash of cognac
  • 1 Cup Gruyere and fontina cheese

Method
 

  1. Peel the onion skin and slice them into slightly thick pieces. Set skillet to 350 degrees and add butter. 
  2. Start layering with sliced onion and salt repeatedly. Stir them after waiting for 45 minutes to 1 hour. 
  3. Mix white wine, beef consomme, chicken broth, apple cider, and bouquet garni with the onions. Reduce heat and wait for 15-20 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven and cut bread into round crock-sized shapes. Place them on the pan and bake for 30 seconds. 
  5. Season the mixture with black pepper and cognac. Pour soup into crocks, put the bread slice, and grate cheese on top of it. Bake it for 1-2 minutes.

Notes

  • Don’t slice your onions too thin. Thin-slice onions tend to burn faster and they can stick to your skillet easily. Therefore, try cutting them into slightly thick pieces. 
  • Don’t crowd your pan with too many onions. Having too many onions on a skillet/pan will take a much longer time to caramelize. You can caramelize 2-3 large onions on a 12-inch pan once.
  • Overheating the pan/skillet will burn the onions. So try keeping the heat at medium to high. You will get caramelized onions eventually. Have some patience!
  • Try not to skip cutting the bread part. Cutting the bread with a crock will give the perfect shape to fit in the crock.