Onion fondue
Onion fondue is a delicious classic of French cuisine: finely-sliced onions, cooked long and slow until they are melting and caramelized.
This can be used in many other recipes.
This can be used in many other recipes.
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Last modified on: March 25th 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 250 g, you will need:
500 g 
2 tablespoons 
10 g 
1 
1 sprig 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 8 min. | 42 min. | 50 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 7 min.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Stage 3 - 1 min.
Add the sliced onions, mix well, but do not salt.
Turn the heat down to its lowest and leave to cook gently uncovered, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
Turn the heat down to its lowest and leave to cook gently uncovered, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
Stage 4 - 40 min.
Each time you stir, remember to scrape the bottom of the pan to mix in the cooking juices that the onions will create, so that gradually...
Stage 5
...they will take on the desired colour and consistency.
At about halfway, you can remove and discard the thyme and bayleaf.
At about halfway, you can remove and discard the thyme and bayleaf.
Stage 6
Once the onions have reached this colour (I like them really well caramelized), take off the heat, salt and pepper, then check the seasoning.
Stage 7
Your onion fondue is ready for use in any recipe you like.
Remarks
You will notice how the long cooking really brings out the onions' slightly sweet flavour, so do salt quite generously at the end of cooking.
It is important not to use a non-stick pan, as a conventional metal pan helps the onions to stick and create the cooking juices. These should be scraped off the bottom frequently and mixed in.
You can use clarified butter instead of the mix of oil + butter, or just normal butter, but take care not to let it burn.
It is important not to use a non-stick pan, as a conventional metal pan helps the onions to stick and create the cooking juices. These should be scraped off the bottom frequently and mixed in.
You can use clarified butter instead of the mix of oil + butter, or just normal butter, but take care not to let it burn.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 551 Kcal or 2,307 Kj | 7 gr | 45 gr | 38 gr |
| 28 % | 3 % | 4 % | 6 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 102 Kcal or 427 Kj | 1 gr | 8 gr | 7 gr |
| 5 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 250 g : 1.51 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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This recipe uses (among others)
 | Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hearty leek and sprout soup, Mexican salad, Raw beetroot salad, Coleslaw, Crab Cakes, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Cauliflower "moelleux" in ramekins, Flognarde, Pear, grapefruit and pistachio tart, Cheese Soufflé, ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quiche Lorraine, Eggs Arsène, Morteau sausage, Gratin Parmentier, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, ... All |
 | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork roast with herbs, Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Bouquet garni, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Little vegetable omelettes, ... All |
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