Onions With Currant Port And Balsamic Glaze Recipes

BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut the onions in half and slice 1/4 inch thick. Place on a baking sheet and toss with 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar, the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the onions are tender. Remove from the oven, toss with 2 more tablespoons balsamic vinegar.

ONIONS WITH CURRANT, PORT AND BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes to loosen skins. Drain and cool slightly. Cut root ends from onions. Peel onions. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Combine onions, 1 cup Port, currants, butter, sugar, 1 tablespoon vinegar and 2 teaspoons thyme in heavy large skillet. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, 15 minutes. Uncover and cook until onions are almost tender and coated with glaze, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Before serving, rewarm over low heat, adding more Port by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry.) Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon thyme and serve.

FETTUCCINI WITH RABBIT AND CURRANT-PORT GLAZE

Steps:

• Heat 1-tablespoon butter in a skillet until very hot, but not brown. Add diced rabbit meat and season lightly with salt and pepper. Saute until lightly golden. Add shallots. Deglaze pan with port wine and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes. Add currants and rabbit demi-glace. Cook slowly until rabbit is cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Melt remaining butter in a saute pan. Add fettuccini and a dash of truffle oil and toss to heat through. Divide onto 4 plates. Spoon equal amounts of rabbit and sauce over each portion of pasta. Drizzle lightly with more truffle oil.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Bone out rabbit and cut meat into 1-inch cubes. Reserve meat and bones.
• Roast rabbit bones until nicely browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and break up into pieces. Place bones in an 8-quart or larger stockpot. Add vegetables, garlic, seasonings, and stock. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 45 minutes. Drain stock. Let stand and skim off any fat or residue on top. Return to stove and reduce until a demi-glace consistency, 1 to 1 1/2 cups.

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.

CARAMELIZED PORT ONIONS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring 6 cups water to a boil. Add onions; return to a boil. Boil 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water; peel onions., In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onions; cook and stir 7-9 minutes or until tender. Add wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated.

CARAMELIZED PEARL ONIONS WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to low position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Toss onions with oil, sugar, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Transfer to a cookie sheet with rim in a single layer. Roast onions until golden brown, about 30 minutes, stirring at 20 minutes and again at 25 minutes, adding garlic at this point.
• Meanwhile, bring vinegar to boil; simmer over medium-high heat, about 10 minutes, until reduced to 1/3 cup - it should be a thin syrup. Put onions into a bowl, add reduced vinegar and parsley; toss to coat. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

BALSAMIC GLAZED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• Cut the onions in half lengthwise, leaving the skins on.
• In a 12 inch oven proof skillet, heat the oil until smoking.
• Place 4 onion halves cut side down in the skillet.
• Cook without moving them, over medium heat, until dark golden brown, 7 to 8 minutes.
• Add the vinegar and place the skillet in the oven.
• Bake until the onions are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove the onions from the pan immediately.
• Place cut side up on a cool plate.
• Pour the syrup that has formed in the pan over the onions and cool to room temperature.

ROASTED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH BALSAMIC-RED CURRANT SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the parsley, thyme, rosemary, onion salt, garlic powder, oregano, marjoram, kosher salt and pepper. Massage the seasoning mixture evenly over the pork tenderloin.
• Heat olive oil in an oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the pork on all sides until deep brown.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a thermometer reads 140 degrees. Turn over once halfway through roasting. Remove the pork from the skillet and wrap in tin foil. Allow the pork to rest for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Using the same skillet, place it over medium-high heat on the stove top. Stir the butter into the pan drippings, until melted. Deglaze with the chicken broth, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the jelly and balsamic vinegar. Add the orange zest, parsley, thyme, rosemary and a pinch of kosher salt. Bring the sauce to a boil and continue to cook and stir occasionally for 5 minutes.
• Slice the pork tenderloin. Pour the sauce over all.
• Enjoy!