Glazed Pearl Onions And Grapes Recipes

GLAZED PEARL ONIONS AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle or lower third.
• Blanch unpeeled pearl onions in boiling water 2 minutes. Drain and transfer to an ice bath to stop cooking. Peel onions and trim off root ends.
• Bring onions, vinegar, and water to a simmer in an ovenproof 12-inch heavy skillet with sugar, butter, bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Cover and simmer 3 minutes.
• Uncover skillet and transfer to oven. Roast, stirring once or twice, until most of liquid has evaporated, 15 to 18 minutes. Stir in grapes and roast, stirring once or twice, until liquid glazes onions and grapes, 5 to 8 minutes. Discard bay leaf.
• What to drink:
• Marimar Estate Don Miguel Vineyard '06

GLAZED PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• In deep 12-inch skillet over high heat, heat 1 inch water to boiling.
• Add onions; heat to boiling.
• Boil 1 minute; drain.
• Peel onions, leaving a little of the root ends to help hold shape during cooking.
• In same skillet over high heat, heat 1 inch water to boiling.
• Add onions; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat to Low; cover and simmer 5 to 10 minutes until onions are tender; drain.
• Wipe skillet dry.
• In same skillet over high heat, cook onions, margarine or butter, currant jelly, sugar, and salt, stirring occasionally, until onions are browned and glazed, about 10 minutes.