Roasted Sweet And Sour Onions Recipes

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.

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 FLOWERING RED ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Slice 1/4 inch off the tops and bottoms of the onions so they sit flat. Put the onions on the cutting board root-end down. Cut 3 slits in the stem side of each onion, crisscrossing to make 6 pie slices, cutting about two-thirds of the way through (do not cut all the way through).
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Drop the onions in and cook until tender on the outside, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and cool. When the onions are cool enough to touch, gently open the onion "petals" so the onion opens up like a flower.
• In a small pot, simmer the red and white vinegars, brown sugar and 2 tablespoons water over medium heat until syrupy, 2 to 3 minutes.
• On a baking sheet fitted with parchment paper, arrange the onion flowers in a single layer with space between each. Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast until the flowers open and the tips of the petals are lightly brown, 40 to 45 minutes.
• Plate the onions on a platter and spoon the sauce over the onion flowers. Serve.

BLACK COD WITH ROASTED SWEET-AND-SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Using sharp knife, make three 1/4-inch-deep, 2 1/2-inch-long diagonal cuts in skin of each fish fillet. Arrange fillets in single layer, skin side up, in 15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour Sherry and 1/4 cup olive oil over; sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours and up to 6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine butter and garlic in heavy medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until butter melts and garlic begins to brown, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard garlic clove. Add panko to butter (mixture will bubble); cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice; remove from heat. Stir in pimentón. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm while preparing fish.
• Remove fish from marinade and drain. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish fillets, skin side down, and cook until lightly browned, about 1 minute. Turn fillets over; place skillet in oven and roast until fish is just opaque in center, about 2 minutes.
• Spoon Roasted Sweet-and-Sour Onions into center of 6 plates. Top each serving with 1 fish fillet. Spoon sauce over and serve.
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ROASTED SWEET AND SOUR ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375*F.
• Wrap each onion securely in foil. Place the onions in a roasting pan and roast until they are very tender when pierced with a knife, about 1 1/2 hours.Cool. Trim and remove onion peels. Halve onions lengthwise, then slice thinly lengthwise. Move to a medium bowl. Add the vinegar and lemon juice and toss to blend. Let the onion mixture stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Mix 1/2 cup sherry or vermouth and currants in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Stir the currant mixture, oil, and 1 tbls. sherry or vermouth into onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. See Note. Stir in pine nuts.
• Note: this can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.
• This is good served over Black Cod with Roasted Sweet and Sour Onions.

ROAST BEEF SANDWICHES WITH SWEET-AND-SOUR RED ONIONS AND BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine onions, vinegar, and sugar in medium bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let stand until onions are soft, tossing occasionally, at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours.
• Place bottom halves of rolls on work surface. Sprinkle with cheese. Top each with 3 tomato slices, then 1/4 of roast beef. Top each with 1/2 cup watercress, then 1/4 of pickled onions. Cover with tops of rolls. Cut each sandwich in half.

SLOW COOKER SWEET-AND-SOUR POT ROAST

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, carrots, and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker.
• Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook beef roast in the hot oil until browned completely, 2 to 3 minutes per side; place beef roast atop the vegetables.
• Stir tomato sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, and salt together in a bowl; pour over the roast.
• Cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours (or on High for 5 to 6 hours).
• Remove roast and vegetables to a serving platter. Pour sauce into skillet and cook over medium-high heat until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes; serve with the beef and vegetables.

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.