Caramelized Onions

In my daily wanderings through foodie websites,I came across a posting by an angry man who wrote "Don't believe anyone who says you can caramelize onions in less than 40 minutes ." I love caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms; especially with a good steak.I had never timed my preparation of this lovely addition to my dinner,so I took the challenge.I got well caramelized onions in 15 minutes.Here is what I did.

Ingredients:

1 large onion,sliced
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Preparation:

Peel onion in half and slice into 1/2 inch strips
Wrap sliced onion in paper towels for about five minutes
Heat olive oil in saute pan until hot,but not smoking
Add onions to pan and make sure the slices all touch the surface of the pan.Do not crowd.
Saute onions over high heat for about a minute,then flip onions over and saute for another minute.Onions should be caramel colored at this time.
Turn down heat to medium low and cook onions for about 10 minutes or until soft and sweet.Salt the onions
Remove and serve with your favorite beef.

 If you are cooking mushrooms as well,DO NOT cook in same pan.Cook separately and add together with onions after both have cooked.Mushrooms are mostly water.Cooking them together with the onions will turn your onions to mush.