Caramelised onions can elevate any dish, but standing over the stove stirring them is time-consuming. Cookbook author Sarah Digregorio shares a hands-off two-step method.

Caramelised onions are a culinary delight, instantly transforming burgers, pasta dishes and bangers and mash into something more gourmet. While ingredients play a crucial role in enhancing the flavour of certain foods , with onions, it's all about the cooking technique.

Instead of slaving over the hob stirring onions in a frying pan, cookbook author Sarah Digregorio suggests a straightforward two-step recipe process.

The initial step is to make the onions sweat and soften as they lose moisture, and the second step is to brown them to release their sweetness. The method utilises the microwave to kick-start the process

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