Cipollini Onions Recipe With Balsamic Glaze

BALSAMIC GLAZED CIPOLLINI ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring a small pot filled with water to a boil over medium high heat. Add onions and cook for 2 minutes, cool. Using a pairing knife, remove roots, ends and peel.
• In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, add olive oil and butter. Add onions and lower heat to medium. Cook for 3 minutes or until bottoms are caramelized, then flip and repeat, and add thyme.
• Add balsamic vinegar, sugar, water and kosher salt. Cover the pan and leave for 2 minutes. Gently stir onions and cook until liquid has slightly reduced.

CIPOLLINI ONIONS RECIPE WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Boil small pan of water. Add the cipollini onions and boil for 30-60 seconds. Remove them from the boiling water and submerge them in a bowl of ice water for 3 minutes.
• Remove the onions from the cold water bath.
• Cut off the end of the onion that is the bottom, then gently squeeze from the end that is the top with the paper at the top. The onion will pop right out leaving behind the outer paper layers.
• In a heavy bottom pan add the sugar and water. Cook on medium heat until dark amber in color. Do not stir-- about 5-7 minutes.
• Remove the pan from the heat and add the butter and the 1/2 cup of balsamic vinegar. Move pan back to the heat, whisking until it is all melted together. .
• Add the peeled onions, bay leaves, chicken broth and rosemary or thmye sprigs and let simmer.
• Reduce heat to low until onions are tender and the liquid is syrup-like --- about 90 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat. Using a slotted spoon lift onions out and place in a serving bowl. Remove the bay leaves and herb sprigs from the balsamic syrup.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In serving bowl, spoon a couple of tablespoons over the top of the onions, then place the rest of the glaze in a side dish for each person to add themselves.
• Will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days. Store the glaze and onions separately. Warm gently in a pan on low heat before serving.

BALSAMIC CIPOLLINE ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook onions in large pot of boiling water 3 minutes. Drain and cool. Cut off root ends, then peel.
• Combine peeled onions, beef stock, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, butter and sugar in heavy large skillet. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Cover; simmer until onions are crisp-tender, about 15 minutes. Add 1/2 tablespoon vinegar. Simmer uncovered until syrupy, stirring occasionally, about 25 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Mix in 1 tablespoon parsley. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon parsley.

SWEET AND SOUR CIPOLLINI ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add onions and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and stir until well coated with butter. Season with salt. Cook and stir until onions are brown and caramelized, about 5 minutes. Pour in vinegar and sprinkle with sugar. Continue cooking and stirring until vinegar comes to a boil. Boil until vinegar thickens and glazes onions, about 5 minutes. Serve hot or cooled with vinegar syrup drizzled on top.