Joyce Molyneux

Sugared Onions

Preparation info
  • Serves

    10–12

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000The Carved Angel Cookery Book
The Carved Angel Cookery Book

By Joyce Molyneux

Published 1990

  • About

Both these Sugared Onions and the Chestnuts with Bacon that follow are delicious not only with goose, but also with game birds, or even with the Christmas turkey.

Ingredients

  • 900 g/2 lb pickling onions, skinned
  • 25 g/1

Method

Arrange the onions in a single layer in a shallow flameproof pan. Dot with goose fat or butter and season with salt and pepper. Cook over a medium heat, shaking the pan from time to time, until evenly browned. Sprinkle with the sugar and continue to cook until the sugar has melted into the fat. Add the red wine, bring to the boil, and cover tightly. Bake in a pr