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Onion fondue

Name: Onion fondue
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 500 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg onion; 3 tablespoons oil; 20 g butter; 2 bayleaves; 2 sprigs thyme

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.

166 K 4.0/5 (45 reviews)

50 min.

Easy

3.00 €

500 g

5 Ingredients

Last modified on: March 25^th 2020

For 500 g, you will need:

1 1 kg onion
2 3 tablespoons oil
3 20 g butter
4 2 bayleaves
5 2 sprigs thyme
Total weight: 1,070 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 8 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

All in all: 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 7 min.

Prepare 1 kg onion and slice finely.

This might look like a lot, but with the long, slow cooking, the weight will reduce by about half.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Using a pan that is not non-stick, melt together 3 tablespoons oil and 20 g butter on high heat.

Add 2 bayleaves and 2 sprigs thyme, and stir round for a few seconds.

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.

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.

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.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	10 RDI=5 %	90 RDI=8 %	60 RDI=9 %	970 RDI=50 %	4,050 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	1 RDI=0 %	8 RDI=1 %	5 RDI=1 %	90 RDI=5 %	380 RDI: 5 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk

How much will it cost?

For 500 g : 3.00 €

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