Caramelized Onion and Bacon Dip with Potato Chips and Crudite

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Caramelized Onion and Bacon Dip with Potato Chips and Crudite

This recipe is for how to make an irresistible homemade caramelized onion dip with bacon!!

5 from 1 vote

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 1

Inactive Time: 1 39

Total Time: 2 49

Servings: 16 -24 servings

Ingredients

4 bacon strips chopped
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 pounds yellow onions peeled, halved and thinly sliced, about 6-8 large onions
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 small shallots thinly sliced into rings
For serving: potato chips celery, carrots or other raw vegetables

Instructions

In a small skillet, cook the bacon until the fat is rendered out. Drain bacon, reserving the fat in the pan
Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onions and salt. Cook onions over low heat, stirring occasionally, until they are soft and deep golden in color, about 1 hour. Add water if needed. Add the vinegar in the last minute of cooking. Cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, sour cream, onions and bacon.
Add vegetable oil to the skillet with bacon fat. Reheat on medium-high until the oil simmers. Add the shallots, lower the heat, and cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Drain, and garnish dip with fried shallots.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Martha Stewart's Appetizers cookbook

This makes a lot of dip!

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