Best Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes Recipes

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until moisture has evaporated and onions are completely wilted. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir for 30-40 minutes or until onions are caramelized. (If necessary, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if onions begin to stick to the pan.), Meanwhile, place potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 18-22 minutes or until tender., Drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and mash. Add the sour cream, milk, pepper and remaining salt; mash until blended. Stir in caramelized onions. Transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

CARAMELIZED-ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil whole russet potatoes in their skins until they're easily pierced with a knife; let cool slightly before peeling. While the potatoes are boiling, saute sliced white onions in olive oil or butter over low heat until soft and deeply caramelized. Mash the potatoes with milk or cream, butter, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir the caramelized onions into the potatoes just before serving.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillt over medium heat until butter is melted.
• Add onions; stir to coat with butter/oil.
• Cover and cook 10 miutes or until onions have wilted; stirring occasionally.
• Remove cover, increase heat to medium-high.
• Sprinkle with sugar; stir to combine.
• Cook 25-30 minutes or until onions are deep golden brown, stirring frequently
• If necessary, reduce heat to medium to keep onions from sticking.
• Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.
• *Onions can be made 3 days ahead and refrigerated or 1 month ahead and frozen*.
• Place potatoes in large saucepan; add enough water to cover potatoes by 1 inch.
• Add 2 tsp of the salt.
• Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium-low to low; simmer 12 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork; drain.
• Return to saucepan; cover to keep warm.
• Microwave milk and 2 Tbs butter for 30-60 seconds or until butter is melted and milk is hot.
• Reheat caramelized onions over medium heat until hot.
• Press potatoes through potato ricer into medium bowl or mash with potato masher.
• Stir in milk/butter until potatoes are creamy.
• Stir in caramelized onions, remaining 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper.

HICKORY-SMOKED PORK CHOPS WITH BLEU CHEESE MASHED POTATOES AND CARAMELIZED PEARS AND ONION STRAWS

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, combine milk, rosemary, garlic and salt and pepper. Place each pork chop in the bowl and allow the meat to marinate for approximately 1/2 hour.
• Over an open-flame grill, sear each side of the pork chops until black grill marks form.
• Remove the meat from the grill. Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat and place hickory smoking chips in the bottom of the pan. Cover the chips with a lid, which is slightly smaller than the pan, and then place each pork chop on top of the lid. This will allow the meat to smoke and become infused with the hickory flavor. Smoke the meat until it is fork tender. Serve with potatoes, pears and onion straws. Garnish with red pepper and mushroom strips.
• In a large pot, add the potatoes. Cover with water and bring to a rolling boil. Boil the potatoes until they are soft. Drain the water from the pot and place the potatoes in a medium sized bowl. Add all of the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mash together until you reach the desired creaminess. Set aside.
• In a medium sized saute pan, combine all of the ingredients over medium heat and saute until the pears soften and the sauce thickens. Set aside.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine milk, oil, salt and pepper. Slice an onion into long strips and place them into the milk mixture. Shake off any excess liquid, and then dredge the onion strips in flour. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a medium sized saute pan. Place the dredged onions into the saute pan and cook until they are brown and slightly crispy. Set aside.
• Thoroughly clean the skin of the red bell pepper. Rub olive oil lightly over the entire surface of the skin. Place the whole pepper on an open flame and roast it until the skin is blackened. Remove the pepper from the flame and rub the charred skin with a towel. Once the skin is removed, slice the pepper into thin strips and serve with the pork chops.
• Thoroughly clean the skin of the baby mushroom. Rub the entire surface generously with garlic, olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Place the whole mushroom into a steamer and allow it to steam for approximately 20 minutes, or until tender. Remove the mushroom from the steamer and slice into strips. Serve with the pork chops.

STEAKHOUSE CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add onions and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir for 15 minutes or until moisture has evaporated and onions are completely wilted. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook and stir for 30-40 minutes or until onions are caramelized. (If necessary, add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if onions begin to stick to the pan.).
• Meanwhile, place potatoes and garlic in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 18-22 minutes or until tender.
• Drain potatoes; place in a large bowl and mash. Add the sour cream, milk, pepper and remaining salt; mash until blended. Stir in caramelized onions. Transfer to a serving bowl. Drizzle with butter; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND HORSERADISH MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and sugar; sauté 10 minutes or until caramelized.
• Remove from heat and stir in vinegar if desired.
• Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and return potatoes to pan.
• Add 3 tablespoons butter and milk; mash to desired consistency.
• Cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated through, stirring constantly.
• Combine Dijon mustard and remaining ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended.
• Add Dijon mustard mixture and caramelized onion mixture to potato mixture, stirring to combine.
• Serve.

MASHED SWEET POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• Boil sweet potatoes in large saucepan of boiling salted water over medium-high heat 15-20 minutes or until very tender.
• Drain sweet potatoes; return to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot.
• Add pancetta; cook 2-3 minutes or until pancetta begins to brown.
• Add onion; cook 15-20 minutes or until onions are caramelized, stirring frequently.
• Adjust heat, if necessary, to prevent onions from browning too quickly.
• Add vinegar; stir, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Over very low heat, mash sweet potatoes.
• Add mascarpone, salt and pepper.
• Stir in onion mixture.
• *Noteyou can use bacon if you don't have pancetta available.
• Just cook the bacon in a medium pot of boiling water 1 minute.
• Drain and rinse until cool.
• Blanching helps remove some of the smoky flavor from the bacon.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND FENNEL MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Place over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Drain in a colander, and carefully remove skins. Pass potatoes through a ricer into a large bowl.
• Meanwhile, coat a large saute pan with olive-oil cooking spray, and place over medium heat. Add onion, fennel, sugar, salt, and pepper, and saute until onions are tender and caramelized, about 15 minutes. If pan begins to brown before fennel and onion are cooked, add water, 1/4 cup at a time, and continue cooking. Transfer fennel mixture to the bowl of a food processor, add sour cream, and puree until mixture is smooth. Place milk in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Whisk milk and sour-cream mixture into potatoes until smooth and fully incorporated. Serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION AND COARSE-GRAIN MUSTARD MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Boil potatoes in a large saucepan over medium heat in salted water to cover for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain water. Return to pan to heat for 1 to 2 minutes, shaking occasionally to dry out any remaining water.
• Add the half-and-half and butter, and heat over medium heat just until the milk starts to simmer.
• Remove from heat. Add the mustard and onions and mash to desired consistency. Taste and add more mustard if necessary.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
• Note: To caramelize onions, heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a heavy-based skillet. Add 1 thinly sliced medium yellow onion. Cook and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes until onion starts to soften. Lower heat and sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt and a pinch of granulated sugar. Cook 20 minutes or until deep golden brown, stirring frequently. Lower heat if necessary to keep onions from burning. These freeze beautifully, so you can make extra to freeze for later use.

HORSERADISH MASHED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• 1. Melt 1/4 cup butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; saute until deep golden, about 30 minutes. Add vinegar and thyme. Reduce heat to low; saute 4 minutes. Season with salt and paper.
• 2. Meanwhile, cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Return to same pot; mash until smooth. Add 6 tablespoons milk, horseradish and 6 tablespoons butter; stir to blend. Thin with 2 tablespoons milk if necessary. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons more butter if necessary. Season with salt and pepper.
• 3. Transfer potatoes to serving dish. Spoon onion mixture atop potatoes. (Can be prepared 8 hours ahead. Cover with foil and refrigerate. Rewarm in 350ºF oven about 30 minutes). Serve hot.

CARAMELIZED ONION & GORGONZOLA MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Bring potato, 1 teaspoon salt, and water to cover to a boil in a Dutch oven; cook 20 to 25 minutes or until tender.
• Drain and keep warm.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter with oil in a skillet over medium heat; add onion, and cook, stirring often, 12 to 17 minutes or until tender.
• Add garlic, and cook 3 minutes.
• Stir in rosemary; remove from heat.
• Mash potato with a potato masher; stir in 1/2 cup butter, half-and-half, and cheese until blended.
• Stir in onion mixture, remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
• Spoon enough mixture into a decorative, ovenproof dish or 13- x 9-inch baking dish to fill bottom; pipe or dollop remaining mixture over top.
• Broil, 3 inches from heat, 5 minutes or until top is lightly browned.
• Garnish, if desired.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• 1. In a large non-stick skillet melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. Add 8 cups onions, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, amd 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring, until onions are browned. Reduce heat a bit more add garlic and water and continue cooking and stirring until onions are caramelized, about 20 more minutes.
• 2. Cook potatoes in a large pot of boiling water for about 20 minutes until tender. Drain and return to pot. Heat half and half with butter until butter melts. Add milk mixture and salt, pepper, and nutmeg to potatoes. Mash. Stir 2/3 of caramelized onions into potatoes and mix well. Top with remaining onion mixture. Serve.

CARAMELIZED ONION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Place 2 tablespoons of butter and chopped onions in large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until golden in color and fragrant. Add quartered potatoes to a large pot filled with salted water. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn to low. Cook until fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and add to large bowl with sour cream, onions and the rest of the butter. Mash with potato masher or with an electric mixer until desired consistency is reached.

MASHED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION AND OLIVE OIL

Steps:

• Place potatoes in heavy large pot. Cover with cold water. Boil over medium-high heat until potatoes are tender when pierced with fork, about 40 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 1/2 cups potato cooking liquid. Return potatoes to dry pot. Stir over medium heat until any excess liquid evaporates. Add 4 tablespoons olive oil and mash until almost smooth. Mix in enough potato cooking liquid as needed to moisten. Stir in caramelized onions. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature. Rewarm over medium heat, adding more reserved cooking water as needed to moisten.).
• To caramelize onions: Add 3 tablespoons olive oil to a saucepan and add onions. Saute over medium-high heat until onions are starting to caramelize 10-12 minutes. Add the garlic for the last minute of cooking. If you like your onions darker, saute them slightly longer (or if you like them lighter, diminish the saute time).
• Note: A couple of tablespoonfuls of parmesan stirred into these potatoes is a lovely thing!

CREAMY MASHED POTATOES WITH CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• Cut cream cheese into small cubes. Let stand at room temperature. Slice onions in half length wise. Place cut side down on cutting board and thinly slice. Melt butter in a large fry pan. Set over medium heat. Add onions and sprinkle with sugar and 1 tsp. salt. Cook uncovered. Stir occasionally until onions have taken on a caramel look 30-40 minutes.
• While onions are cooking, peel potatoes and cut in half. Cook a few minutes. Before potatoes are done, pour milk into a large microwave safe bowl. Microwave on medium until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Whisk in cream cheese until evenly mixed.
• When potatoes are cooked, drain well. Mash potatoes and put through a ricer and return to saucepan. Stir milk mixture, remaining tsp. salt, and pepper into large serving bowl. Top with onions and serve.