Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions

There’s nothing better than bacon or whiskey, so why not caramelize some onions using these two blockbuster ingredients? You can add these Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions to burgers, vegetables, and just about anything else you desire.

Onions are so good, but they are such a waste of sugar when you’re watching your sugar intake. They contain about 10 grams of net carbohydrates per medium onion, but are they really all that sweet? Nope! The goal of this Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions recipe was to make the most of onions by drawing out the natural sweetness by caramelizing them.

You’ll notice the main ingredient here is bacon grease — so if you don’t keep a jar of bacon grease at the ready from your morning cookeries, come back when you do! (Or you can try coconut oil, ghee, etc, but it’ll be severely lacking bacon-y goodness!

Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions

Servings: 2

Prep Time: 5 minutes| Cooking Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 25 minutes

Nutritional Facts: 3g Net Carbs| 52 Calories | 3g Fat | 4g Carbs | 0g Protein | 1g Fiber

Ingredients:

• 1 sliced onion
• 1 tbsp bacon grease
• 3 tsp whiskey
• water

Tip: Don’t chop the onions, they’ll burn. Slice them into about a quarter inch. If you need to chop them later, you can.

Steps:

1. Heat up a pan on medium low with your bacon grease.
2. Halve your onion then cut it into long 1/4 inch slices.
3. Add onions to the pan when hot and let cook for a few minutes. Then use a wooden spoon to break apart any pieces of onions still sticking together.
4. Mix around every few minutes for about 20 minutes.
5. Whenever your onions begin to get a little dry and are sticking to the pan, add a tsp of whiskey and mix.
6. Rotate with 1 tbsp water until you’ve used all the whiskey, then stick with water as needed.
7. When the onions are soft, sweet and brown, they’re ready!

Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions

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There’s nothing better than bacon or whiskey, so why not caramelize some onions using these two blockbuster ingredients? You can add these Bacon Whiskey Caramelized Onions to burgers, vegetables, and just about anything else you desire.

• Author: Amanda C. Hughes
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 20 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 2 Servings 1x
• Category: Dinner

Ingredients

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• 1 sliced onion
• 1 tbsp bacon grease
• 3 tsp whiskey
• water

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Instructions

1. Heat up a pan on medium low with your bacon grease.
2. Halve your onion then cut it into long 1/4 inch slices.
3. Add onions to the pan when hot and let cook for a few minutes. Then use a wooden spoon to break apart any pieces of onions still sticking together.
4. Mix around every few minutes for about 20 minutes.
5. Whenever your onions begin to get a little dry and are sticking to the pan, add a tsp of whiskey and mix.
6. Rotate with 1 tbsp water until you’ve used all the whiskey, then stick with water as needed.
7. When the onions are soft, sweet and brown, they’re ready!

Notes

Don’t chop the onions, they’ll burn. Slice them into about a quarter inch. If you need to chop them later, you can.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 2
• Calories: 52
• Fat: 3g
• Carbohydrates: 4g
• Fiber: 1g
• Protein: 0g

These onions are used in my Caramelized Onion Croquettes Stuffed w/ Goat Cheese recipe. Try them and let me know what you think.