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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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[โ€“] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] theotherone@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 0 points 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.

[โ€“] xmunk@sh.itjust.works -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

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?

[โ€“] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Oh, sure, but 90% for a fraction of the time is a great trade for a lazy meal.