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 Sweet and Sour Cipolline Onions | Status Approved | | Name |  Sweet and Sour Cipolline Onions | | Category | Appetizers & Snacks, European, Side Dishes, Vegetables, Vegetarian & Special Diets | | Serves/Yields | 4 side dish servings | | Difficulty | Easy | | Prep. Time | 10 minutes | | Cook Time | 20 mminutes | | Introduction | | This is a nice side dish to serve with roasted or grilled meats.
Served cold it is a wonderful appetizer.
Very nice for a summer nights dinner. | | Ingredients | | 1 pound small white cipolline onions
1/4 cup extra_virgin_olive_oil
1/4 red wine vinegar
1 Tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt *
Most cooks in Italy keep a small dish of salt by the stove.They grab a pinch and sprinkle over what they are cooking.A pinch is about 1/8 tsp. | | Directions | | Step: 1 | Peel, wash and pat dry the onions.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet . Add the onions and cook,.swieiling the skillet to move the onions around without breaking them, until a light golden brown.
Add salt to taste, cover with a lid and cook over low heat, swiriling the pan every few minutes,until the onions are soft, about 10 minutes. | | Step: 2 | Dissolve the sugar in the vinegar, and just before removing the onions from the heat, pour it over the onions
Increase heat to medium and cook a few minutes more until the sauce is reduced and the sugar starts to caramelize.
Serve warm as a sidedish or chilled as an appetizer. |
Time submitted: Sunday, June 25. 2006 at 15:26:12 Contributed By: guido
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By guido on Sunday, June 25, 2006 @ 20:29:14 CEST
(User Info | Send a Message) | Make it rich!
Sprinkle some "Tradizionale" Balsamic Vinegar of Modena over the onions.
You will need a loan to buy a bottle but your guests will love you! ;-)
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