This Thanksgiving, experience the unforgettable combination of American cuisine and French flavors. Alton Brown’s onion dip is a way to enliven an American dip with the delight of French onion soup. This light and scrumptious Thanksgiving dip has yellow onions cooked with mayonnaise and sour cream. 

Alton Brown’s onion dip has onions seasoned with salt and white pepper. These onions are cooked in a pot and mixed with sour cream and mayonnaise. You can enjoy this dip with snacks, chips, and many other sides. This dip is perfect to be enjoyed at the Thanksgiving feast. It’s deglazed with Sherry vinegar and combined with spices like garlic powder and pepper. It can stay in the refrigerator for about 2 to 3 days. 

Let’s begin with the recipe for Alton Brown’s onion dip. Start off by reading the lists for equipment and ingredients mentioned below. You must have all of these available at hand so that the recipe turns out to be as delicious as described below. 

What Equipment Will You Need For Alton Brown’s Onion Dip?

• Bowl- Use a medium-sized bowl to combine all the ingredients of the onion dip. 
• Pot-  To cook the onions for the onion dip, you need a large pot. In case you don’t have a pot, use a saucepan or a skillet. 
• Spatula- Stir the onions and combine them with other ingredients using a spatula. 
• Spoon- Use a spoon to add the ingredients like spices, cream, or mayonnaise, etc, to the bowl and to the pot containing onions.

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What Ingredients Will You Need For Alton Brown’s Onion Dip?

• Onions- Peel and thinly slice four large yellow onions for onion dip. 
• Baking soda- Baking soda causes onions to soften quickly and helps in giving a nice texture to the onion dip. 
• Kosher salt- You’ll need a tablespoon of kosher salt for this recipe. Kosher salt gives a mild seasoning flavor to the dip. 
• Sugar- Add a tablespoon of dark brown sugar to balance the flavors of the dip and to add sweetness to it. Dark brown sugar also adds color to the dip. 
• Olive oil- Use a one-fourth cup of olive oil to cook the onions for this recipe. 
• Sherry vinegar- Add a few drops of Sherry vinegar to deglaze the onions. Sherry vinegar caramelizes the onions with a sweet and tart flavor. 
• Sour cream- Add sour cream to add depth to the flavors of the onion dip and to make it creamy smooth. 
• Mayonnaise- Mayonnaise will add more flavor and give a nice creamy texture to the dip. 
• Garlic powder- Garlic powder adds a mildly spicy seasoning flavor to the dip. 
• White pepper- Season the onion dip with freshly ground white pepper to enhance the flavor and to add some heat to the dip. 

Steps To Make Alton Brown’s Onion Dip

1. Gently Season The Onions

Add thinly sliced onions to a large pot. Add dark brown sugar, pepper, salt, and baking soda to it. Toss the onions in the pot and let them rest for about 10 minutes. 

Set the pot over high heat and drizzle some olive oil in the pot. Cook the onions until they’re golden brown in color and then, reduce the heat to medium. Cook further for about 15 minutes. 

2. Deglaze The Onions

Deglaze the onions with sherry vinegar and water. Reduce the heat to low and continue to stir. Scrap up all the bits of onion from the bottom of the pot. Remove from the heat when the onions are dark golden brown in color and are reduced by 1.5 cups in volume. Keep it aside to cool completely. 

3. Combine With Mayonnaise And Pepper

Add a half cup of caramelized onions to a medium-sized bowl. Combine with mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic powder, and white pepper. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least an hour before serving. 

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How Will Alton Brown’s Onion Dip Look and Taste?

So! Try this freshly prepared Alton Brown’s onion dip. It’s filled with creamy onion bites and is filled with the flavors of sherry vinegar, sour cream, mayonnaise, and spices like ginger, pepper, and salt. Sugar adds sweetness to the dip. This dip can amp up the taste of any side dish which makes it a perfect choice to be paired with Thanksgiving recipes. You gotta taste it to believe it. So, try it now! Happy Thanksgiving!

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