Ok, so this might be a weird one given that this blog is mostly about technology but it was too important for me to not post. The TLDR is that I found a recipe I like from a place that used to be near me but closed a few years ago, skip to the end for the recipe.
For a few decades, there was a cafe in Northville, Michigan called Edward’s Cafe and Catering that I enjoyed going to when I lived there for a few years. They mostly focused on sandwiches and desserts but one thing I really enjoyed from them was the caramelized onion dip for the chips that would come with the sandwich orders. They closed early on during the pandemic so I assumed I would never get to have it again until I saw a recipe for it at my parents’ house a few days ago. I’m not completely sure how my mom got it. I’m guessing she just asked for it during a cooking class, since she took a few of them there, and wrote it on a scrap piece of paper along with some other Edward’s recipes I saw in her collection. I just made it earlier today and it tastes just like I remember it so I’m sharing it here for anyone doing a Google search for this place. I probably could have made any caramelized onion dip recipe and roughly get the same thing but I’m very happy to have this recipe preserved.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 yellow onions, pulsed in processor
- 3 tablespoons beef paste (The recipe says Karlsburger but I used something else and it seemed fine)
- 4 1/2 cups sour cream (The recipe says to use Guernsey)
- 2 1/2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions
- Caramelize onions in oil until golden. The longer and slower, the better.
- Add beef base and cook for five minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well
- Serve with chips