French Onion Dip

Name: French Onion Dip
Prep time: 95 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: onion 400 g; unsalted butter 20 g; water 60 ml; sour cream 200 g; mayonnaise 80 g; garlic powder 0.25 tsp; salt 0.25 tsp; black pepper 0.25 tsp

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Total time: 140 min
Level: Medium
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients: 8

About this dish

Fresh onions browned slowly in a wide pan, rather than a packet of soup mix, give this cold dip its flavor and color.

Moderate heat lets them lose water before their sugars darken; black, burnt patches cannot be rescued and stay out of the dip. The onions must be cool before they meet the sour cream and mayonnaise, or the base turns loose, and long strands are worth chopping short so each chip scoops an even amount.

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Instructions

4 steps

1

Halve and thinly slice onions.

Melt butter in a broad pan, add onions and salt, and cook over medium-low heat.
2

Stir frequently for 35 to 45 minutes until evenly brown and nearly dry.

Add the 60 ml water in small portions when brown residue sticks, scrape it loose and reduce again.
3

Spread onions on a shallow plate for 20 minutes, then chill 10 minutes more if needed.

Chop any long strands shorter.
4

Mix cold sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic powder and pepper, then fold in cooled onions.

Cover and refrigerate 1 hour; stir before serving.