Sweet Sour Little Onions Recipes

SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add 1 each sliced Vidalia onion and red onion; cook, stirring, until soft, about 15 minutes. Add 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons sugar, 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce, and salt and pepper to taste and heat through, 2 to 3 more minutes. Stir in 3 chopped scallions.

SWEET AND SOUR PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Working in 2 batches, blanch the onions in a medium pot of boiling water for 3 minutes. Peel.
• Heat the oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Cook, turning the onions over as they brown, until almost tender, about 15 minutes. Add the broth, vinegar, sugar and raisins and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the sauce is slightly thickened and the onions are tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the salt and serve.

SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Boil onions in well-salted water for 5 minutes, until softened slightly but still firm. Drain and place in baking dish (ceramic or stainless steel) just big enough to contain onions in one layer.
• In small bowl, stir together red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, salt and saffron until dissolved. Add raisins and currants. Pour mixture over onions to coat evenly. Cover tightly and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes or so, until onions are quite tender. Cool to room temperature.
• Carefully stir in lemon zest and lemon juice. Let onions marinate at least 1 hour. Serve sprinkled with pine nuts. May be prepared ahead and refrigerated up to 4 days.

SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut a cross into root end of onions, and set aside. In a saute pan that will hold onions snugly in one layer, place onions, butter and enough water to come no more than 1 inch up sides of pan.
• Place pan over medium heat for about 20 minutes, turning onions occasionally. Add a little water if pan begins to run dry.
• Add vinegar, sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Turn onions again, and reduce heat to low. Continue to cook for 1 hour or more, turning onions occasionally, and adding a tablespoon or two of water whenever necessary. Onions are done when they are a rich, dark, golden brown all over, and are easily pierced when prodded with a fork. Serve hot, with pan juices.

ROASTED SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Wrap each onion tightly in foil. Place onions in roasting pan and roast until very tender when pierced with knife, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool. Trim and remove onion peel. Halve onions lengthwise, then slice thinly lengthwise. Transfer to medium bowl. Add vinegar and lemon juice and toss to blend. Let onion mixture stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Combine 1/2 cup vermouth and currants in small saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Stir currant mixture, oil, and 1 tablespoon vermouth into onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.) Stir in pine nuts.

SWEET & SOUR ONIONS!

Steps:

• Slice the onions.
• Put sliced onions into large non-reactive saucepan over moderately-high flame.
• Add vinegar, sugar, catsup, salt and the water.
• Cover and bring to a boil; reduce to a low flame and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Combine cornstarch with an additional 1/4 cup water; mix well and stir into saucepan.
• Heat and; stir until thickened remove from heat and serve.

SWEET-SOUR PORK 'N' ONIONS

Steps:

• Trim fat from pork chops --
• Cook pork in 10" nonstick skillet over medium heat, turning once, until brown; drain --
• Arrange onions on pork --
• Mix wine, vinegar, sugar and cloves; pour over onions and pork --
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat --
• Cover and simmer about 30 minutes or until pork is tender --
• Remove pork and onions; keep warm --
• Skim any fat from the liquid in skillet --
• Mix cornstarch and water; gradually stir into liquid --
• Heat to boiling; stirring constantly --
• Boil and stir 1 minute --
• Serve sauce over pork and onions -- .

CREAMY SWEET ONIONS

Steps:

• Place the onions in a large bowl; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, vinegar, water and salt. Bring to a boil; pour over onions. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Drain onions, discarding liquid. In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, celery seed, salt and pepper. Add onions; toss to coat.

CHEESEBURGER HOT DOGS WITH STICKY SWEET & SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• If making your own burger sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl, cover and chill until needed. Can be made up to two days ahead. Tip the mince into a bowl and season well with salt and pepper. Use your hands to scrunch everything together, then divide the mince into four portions. Mould each portion into a sausage slightly longer than the hot dog buns. Roll gently on a tray to neaten, then cover and chill for at least 1 hr. Will keep chilled for up to 24 hrs.
• Light a barbecue and wait until the coals are ashen, or set a gas barbecue to high. For the onions, heat the oil in a cast iron pan set over the barbecue (or do this in a frying pan on the hob). Scatter in the onions along with a generous pinch of salt and the sugar, and cook for 20-25 mins, stirring now and then until the onions are golden and slightly burnt in places. Carefully splash in the vinegar and cook for a few minutes more until the onions are jammy. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Brush a little oil over the hot dogs and barbecue for 10 mins until just cooked through, with char marks on all sides. Drape the cheese over the hot dogs and continue to cook for a few minutes until the cheese has melted - if your barbecue has a lid, close it to melt the cheese quickly. Meanwhile, toast the cut sides of the buns if you like. Stuff the buns with the hot dogs, then top with the sticky onions, gherkins and burger sauce, or whatever your favourite condiments are.

SWEET & SOUR LITTLE ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil, drop in all the peeled onions, and return the water to a simmer. Cook about 20 minutes, or until the onions are tender all the way through-pierce them with the point of a paring knife to test. Drain the cipolline and pat them dry.
• Heat the butter in the big skillet, and set it over medium-high heat. When it is melted, scatter the onions in the pan, and toss to roll and coat them with butter. Season with the salt, and cook, tossing frequently, until the onions are brown and caramelized all over, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the vinegar into the pan, and sprinkle the sugar into it (use more or less sugar to taste). Shake the skillet, rolling the onions around, as the vinegar comes to a boil and the sugar dissolves. Cook at a boil for 5 minutes or so, frequently tossing the onions, until the syrup thickens and lightly glazes the cipolline.
• Serve the cipolline warm, right from the pan with syrup drizzled on top, or cooled to room temperature (the glaze will thicken and can be spooned over).