Comments on: Can You Make Caramelized Onions in a Pressure Cooker?

By: Suzie the Foodie

Suzie the Foodie — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 23:21:04 +0000

In reply to inkwench. If you boil them first if they are frozen, yes, absolutely. I guess you can start by searing and then pressure cook them, interesting idea! They won't be crunchy but they should be cooked through.

By: inkwench

inkwench — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 14:07:01 +0000

How about if you start with the instant pot sear setting?

By: Suzie the Foodie

Suzie the Foodie — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:20:03 +0000

In reply to Charlie. Charlie, I have been wondering the same thing! That is one test I still have to try. Despite the onions not turning out great in the Instant Pot I did still take my slow cooker to Value Village. Hopefully the Instant Pot can give me those perfect caramelized onions in the slow cooker setting. Fingers crossed!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:30:46 +0000

So what happens if I take your technique for caramelizing in a crock pot but execute it in the Instant Pot using the “slow cooker” setting? If that works we can still take the Crock Pot to Goodwill.

By: Suzie the Foodie

Suzie the Foodie — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:02:09 +0000

In reply to Bram.

Bram, thank you so much for commenting and letting me know that it happened to you too, even with the baking soda! I was wary of using it, just didn’t feel right and sounds like my instincts were right.

It’s true, it’s good for getting moisture out but NOT browning!

By: Bram

Bram — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:02:11 +0000

I had the exact same result. I did add a pinch of baking soda (though not quite as much as the recipe stated), so it turned even more mushy. It looked like a pancake at the end. While it tasted good, the texture was disgusting.

The pressure cooker really can’t brown, so the only thing this achieves is dehydrating the onions faster. The slow cooker definitely is the way to go here.Here’s more information about me:

By: The Happy Whisk

The Happy Whisk — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 13:02:45 +0000

I have a friend who loves making them in hers.