French onion soup

charley2

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So I made some spectacular chicken stock from bones of 4 rotisserie chickens we used to make some casseroles for a church project. WHICH put me in mind of the best use for it--French onion soup. So yesterday I sliced 3# of onions and put them in my slow cooker. About 24 hours later (I put it outside!!) they are wonderfully caramilized and I'll fiinish some soup today.

But it also recalled a long ago post when I used to do this often. I froze"pucks" of the caramelized onions in a muffin tin and then put the frozen pucks in a plastic bag. One or two of them would make a relatively quick French onion soup--or a use for whatever you needed. Just a note from the past.
 
I love using the crock pot to caramelize large batches of onions at one time. But mine are still pale when I bag them into 1 C servings and freeze flat for the freezer. The great part is they already have the butter and seasoning, so when I want caramelized onions, I dump a frozen pack into a non-stick pan and have brown caramelized onions in 10 minutes. It's great in everything, from stew to quiches to Richard's Russian mashed potatoes. Plus I don't end up with onions slowly dying on my counter.
 
Okay, now I need a new-fangled silicone mold and a crock pot (like the one I threw away years ago). I am really antsy for that mold.
 
I actually used my bright orange crock pot from the 70s!! I kept it because IF i ever wanted to deep fry it has the removable pottery crock and then can be a deep fryer. And I have a new in box One Pot that I haven't used--but have read the instructions!! LOL

Which mold are you desiring!
 
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