Caramelized Onion Jam

Name: Caramelized Onion Jam
Yield: Makes about 1 ½ cups
Ingredients: 2 large white onions, peeled and thinly sliced (about 4 cups); 2 tablespoons(or more) roasted garlic; 2 tablespoonsolive oil or butter; 2 tablespoonsolive oil or butter; 1½ tablespoonschopped golden raisins; Salt and freshly ground pepper; Big pinch sugar; 2 tablespoonsbalsamic vinegar, white if possible; Salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Makes about
1 ½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

About

This concoction, which I sometimes call a jam and sometimes a cooked chutney, is one of my favorite sweet-tart savory flavor-makers, a condiment with a lot of potential. Try it with grilled lamb or on a toasted blue cheese sandwich.

Ingredients

2 tablespoonsolive oil or butter
2 large white onions, peeled and thinly sliced (about 4

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

In a large heavy-bottomed sauté pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onions, stirring until they are just beginning to color, about 8 minutes. Add the garlic and sugar and continue to cook until the onions are rich golden-brown and very soft. This will take another 15 to 20 minutes or so. If the onions are browning too fast, add a tablespoon or so of water and reduce the heat. Stir in the vine