Glazed Sweet and Sour Onions (Cipolline Giassate Al Aceto)

Posted by on Jul 24, 2012 in Recipes

Another very easy dish that will have everyone raving.   Try this as a side dish with roast beef  or  a Thanksgiving turkey.   It is based on a classic Italian recipe, but it is a lot easier to use frozen pearl onions then peeling them one by one.

Ingredients:

1 14 ounce bag of frozen pearl onions
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt or to taste
1-2 Tbsp sugar to your taste
1/3 cup Traditional Method Red Wine Vinegar
3 sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

Directions:

Defrost the onions either by leaving the bag overnight in the refrigerator or on the kitchen counter for an hour or two.   Next, in a stainless steel or other non-reactive skillet,  saute the onions in the olive oil over medium high heat until they start to brown.   Then lower the heat to medium and saute, stirring consistently, until the onions are a fairly uniform light gold color; this should take only 4-5 minutes.   Add the sugar and the vinegar and continue sauteing to concentrate the sauce.   Salt to taste at this point and stop once the juice is thick.

Serves 6 to 8 as a side dish