What is the difference between a fried onion and a carmelized onion?

Answer 1

Caramelized cooks in its own juices. Fried is in oil.

Answer 2

Fried usually means deep fried. Caramelized is done in a pan cooking until the onions turn brown or Carmel in color.

Answer 3

caramelized onions and this is a great way to use them. It's a little different in that the onions are chopped instead of sliced into rings.

Caramelized Onions: heat the olive oil in a large skillet and add the onion. Cook for 10 minutes or until tender. Add the vinegar and sugar. Cook for 3 mintues or until sugar is dissolved and the mixture is light brown. Remove from the heat.

Answer 4

A fried onion is deep-fried in oil, usually battered as well.

A carmelized onion is a simple onion fried in butter, possibly with something else - maybe a little sugar or brown sugar - and it has a 'gooey" coating when cooked.

Answer 5

Fried is just that...cooked in oil (like an onion ring)

Carmelized onions are those that are sauteed in a pan until they become soft and pliant and brown in color. You see those a lot on Philly Cheesesteaks.

Answer 6

fried onion is essentially an onion ring. it is battered and fried. a carmalized is not battered but rather placed on a grill or in a skillet and sauteed until the sugars in the onions are brought out and cooked a little, causing them to turn brown.

Answer 7

fried onion is crunch
carmelized onion is soft to the bite and oily brown

Answer 8

1 fried the other ones carmelized

Answer 9

One is fried and one is carmelized.

Answer 10

Carmelized is just sauteed...Fried uses batter.