Cooking Caveman with Jeff Nimoy

THESE ARE THE COOKING ADVENTURES OF JEFF NIMOY, AN LA WRITER WHO, WHILE DOING RESEARCH FOR A SCRIPT, STUMBLED UPON WHAT’S CALLED THE CAVEMAN DIET, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PALEO DIET. BASICALLY, IT’S EATING WHAT THE CAVEMEN ATE. HE TRIED IT OUT, AND THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN STAGGERING! THIS BLOG SHOWS EXACTLY HOW AND WHAT JEFF EATS. IF YOU’RE NEW TO THE BLOG, PLEASE START WITH THE “ENTERING THE CAVE” PAGE TO GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.

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For some reason caramelizing onions takes me forever!  And it requires constant attention, stirring, checking, covering, adding water (according to some recipes), lather, rinse, repeat, etc. So this time I threw my chopped onion into a crockpot with a shitload of olive oil, set it, and forget it.  Yes, it takes a long process and makes it longer, but it’s worry free.  This is how mine looked after 4 hours on high.  But if I wanted, I could let them go a lot longer and get darker and more caramelized.  You can make a batch and use it in recipes all week long.  In eggs, on steak, in side dishes, on hot dogs, burgers, etc.

For some reason caramelizing onions takes me forever!  And it requires constant attention, stirring, checking, covering, adding water (according to some recipes), lather, rinse, repeat, etc.

So this time I threw my chopped onion into a crockpot with a shitload of olive oil, set it, and forget it.  Yes, it takes a long process and makes it longer, but it’s worry free.  This is how mine looked after 4 hours on high.  But if I wanted, I could let them go a lot longer and get darker and more caramelized.  You can make a batch and use it in recipes all week long.  In eggs, on steak, in side dishes, on hot dogs, burgers, etc.

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  1. abcoconut said: Agreed! If you’re willing to eat butter, then making caramelized onions in the crock pot is a total breeze. Chop into rings, add some butter, then leave it on low for 12 hours. Shockingly delicious. Decadent when added to morning omelets!
  2. sheloveswinter said: I thought the idea was to let the moisture escape..so you are down to onions and that yummy carmel-y goo
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  4. moderncavegirl said: If they told you to add water, you should kick them in the teeth. Fat + onions, that’s it (lard/tallow would be awesome instead of butter). But crockpot is actually a really great idea!
  5. zone-ish said: Genius!
  6. therevickigoesagain said: Brilliant idea!
  7. meyechael said: why is that better than sautéing the onions for a few minutes in a frying pan?
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