Onion Jam

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"This recipe was in The Ontario Seasonal Cookbook, 2007, which I recieved in a cookbook swap! This savory jam is delicious served with meats, & is also a great appetizer spread!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 6 onions, medium, sliced thinly
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup port wine
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1⁄2 cup muscovado sugar
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1⁄2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 cup tomatoes, finely chopped

directions

1. Heat oil in heavy frying pan, then add onions & saute untils slightly brown.
2. Season with salt, then reduce heat & continue to cook, stirring constantly, until caramelized & tender.
3. Add rest of ingredients EXCEPT the tomato, & cook on low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Add tomato & cook 15 more minutes.
5. Remove from heat & let cool.
6. Store in a jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Reviews

[invictus]

I reduced the recipe by 1/3 with great success. The only thing I would do differently next time is to chop up the onions instead of slicing. It was a bit difficult to eat for me. I thought this was delicious and went well with my tomato and balsamic vinegar chicken that I made for dinner last night. I slathered this on some homemade rolls.

 

[Chef Dudo]

This is so good! There were two things that I did not have on hand. Fresh thyme and tomatoes. Solution: used 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme and 1/4 cup crushed tomatoes from a can. Worked perfectly. When the jam was ready it seemed a bit "wet", I decided to leave most of the liquid in the pan and scrape the jam together. Wanted to taste it as soon as it was done and found it a bit too sweet. But-once cooled (actually the day after) it was not overly sweet at all, had a jam-like consistency and a zing from the red pepper flakes. A little of this onion jam on a cheese sandwich, mmmmmmmmm. It has many more uses but I keep putting it on my sandwich, can't stay away from it. Yes, indeed delicious. Thanks for posting.

 

[sofie-a-toast]

This was delicious! I didn't end up canning or storing any because we wanted to eat it all right away (I scaled the recipe down). I also added a tad more balsamic since I love the stuff and cut down a bit on the sugar. Topped burgers with these lovely onions. Thanks so much for sharing!

 

[SilkyP]

OMG! This is SO good! I didn't' follow the measurements exactly, but it was delicious! Sweet and savory. SO good! I definitely plan to make this again! I didn't use tomatoes because I was all out. Maybe I will try with them next time.

 

[Lori Mama]

I love caremilzed onions, so I had to try this. Didn't change a thing. Delicious! :)