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    Balsamic Sweet and Sour Onions


    Source of Recipe


    Sur La Table Cooking Class


    List of Ingredients


    • 24 to 30 cipollini or boiling onions
    • 2 Tbsp butter
    • 2 tsp sugar
    • 1 tsp salt
    • 1/4 salad grade balsamic vinegar
    • fresh ground pepper


    Instructions


    1. Peel the onions leaving the root end intact to keep from falling apart.
    2. To ease the peeling process they can breifly blanched in boiling water - or just set in hot water for a few minutes.
    3. Once peeled blanch the onions in salted boiling water until just tender.
    4. The onions should be slightly resistant to knife when pierced.
    5. Drain well and dry.
    6. Heat the butter in a heavy bottomed hot pan.
    7. Add the onions, sugar and salt.
    8. Saute until the onions take on some color about 7 - 10 minutes. Once it starts to carmelize you will need to lower the heat.
    9. Pour over the vinegar and cook until reduced.
    10. Finish with a grind of cracked pepper.
    11. Serve hot or cold.
 

 

 

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