Almond Glazed Onions Recipes

GREEN BEANS WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Fill a large high sided skillet with some water, adding enough to be just shy of the rim of the pan by about 1 inch. Place over high heat and bring up to boil; add a big pinch of salt and the green beans. Cook for about 5 minutes, the beans should still be crisp. Drain the beans and then run them under some cold water to stop them from cooking. Reserve the beans while you start the onions.
• Return the skillet you cooked the beans in to the cook top over medium heat. Add the almonds and toast stirring every now and then until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the almonds from the skillet and reserve. Return the skillet to the heat and add the butter and olive oil and heat until the butter has melted. Add the onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook stirring frequently until the onions caramelize, 20 to 25 minutes. Add the thyme, and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the cooked cooled green beans and almonds, and stir well to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

ALMOND GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Place onions in a large saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil; cook until onions are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain; slip off skins.
• Melt butter and sugar in a deep skillet over medium heat. Stir in water and skinned onions. Cook, stirring, until onions begin to color, about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the almonds into the skillet. Cook and stir until onions are golden and almonds are lightly toasted, 4 to 5 additional minutes.

CINNAMON GLAZED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Place butter in a 13" X 9" pan; place in oven to melt butter, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat egg whites with salt until frothy; gradually add sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
• Gently fold in almonds and cinnamon.
• Pour almond mixture onto pan; toss with butter.
• Bake about 40 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes, until almonds are crisp.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• Store cooled almonds in airtight container up to 2 weeks.

CINNAMON-GLAZED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Place butter in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 325° until melted, about 5-7 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a bowl, beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in cinnamon and almonds; pour over butter and toss to coat., Bake at 325° for 40 minutes, turning every 10 minutes, or until almonds are crisp.

GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Blanch the peeled onions for 5 minutes in boiling salted water.
• Drain them, pat them dry and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the remaining ingredients and stir until smooth.
• Add the onions and saute on low heat, occasionally basting the onions with the glaze.
• Turn the onions over at least once.
• After about 10 minutes, the glaze will be somewhat reduced and thickened and the onions golden brown.
• Serve immediately.

GLAZED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with foil. Grease the foil with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large heavy skillet, combine the almonds, sugar and remaining butter. Cook and stir over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until sugar is golden brown., Remove from the heat; carefully stir in vanilla. Spread onto prepared baking sheet; immediately sprinkle with salt. Cool before breaking into pieces. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Place onions in a large saucepan with enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil; cook until onions are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain; slip off skins.
• Melt butter and sugar in a deep skillet over medium heat. Stir in water and skinned onions. Cook, stirring, until onions begin to color, about 10 minutes.
• Sprinkle the almonds into the skillet. Cook and stir until onions are golden and almonds are lightly toasted, 4 to 5 additional minutes.

BALSAMIC-GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place onions on sheet; toss with oil, 2 tablespoons vinegar, and rosemary. Season with salt and pepper.
• With another piece of foil, cover baking sheet, and seal tightly. Roast until onions have begun to soften, about 30 minutes. Uncover, and continue to roast, tossing occasionally, until onions have softened and browned, about 30 minutes. Toss with remaining vinegar, and serve.

GLAZED PEARL ONIONS WITH RAISINS AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add onions, and cook 3 minutes to loosen skins. Drain, and cool slightly. Cut root ends from onions. Squeeze onions at stem end (onions will slip out of skins). If using frozen pearl onions, skip this step and simply defrost them.
• Combine pearl onions, sherry, raisins, honey, water, butter and thyme in a heavy large skillet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until liquid evaporates and onions begin to caramelize, stirring often, about 45 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and stir in almonds and vinegar. Add a few teaspoons of water if mixture is too dry. Serve warm.