Roasted Cipollini Onions With Sherry Caramel Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Add the onions to a large bowl, cover with hot water and allow to sit for about 5 minutes. This is to help make peeling the onions much easier. Strain onions and peel.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/4 cup oil, vinegar, honey, thyme, salt and pepper until combined. Put the onions in a large bowl, pour the dressing over them and toss well to coat.
• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add about 2 tablespoons olive oil and heat. Once hot, add the onions. Next place the saute pan into the preheated oven and roast for 18 to 20 minutes until the onions are soft and slightly caramelized.

Steps:

• To make sherry caramel: In a heavy-bottomed pot, combine the sugar and water. Heat on medium, periodically swirling the pan to distribute the heat (do not stir). Cook until caramel is the color of cola, then add the vinegar. Stand back; it will hiss and spatter. Simmer the caramel for 8 minutes, stirring to dissolve any lumps that may have formed, and remove from the heat. Transfer to a container or squirt bottle when it has cooled slightly. This recipe makes more than enough for the onions, but it is difficult to make a smaller batch. To make onions: Put the onions in a large pot of salted, boiling water. After 1 minute (the water doesn't need to return to a boil), drain and transfer them to a sheet pan to cool. When you can handle them, peel off the skins and trim any roots and papery tops. It's best to roast the onions in the vessel they'll be served in (such as a cast-iron Le Creuset gratin pan or a nice ceramic baking dish), but failing that, use a heavy dish that will accommodate the onions in a single layer. Toss the onions, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper until evenly coated. Spread them in the pan and roast at 400 degrees until golden brown and tender (30 to 50 minutes). Remove the herb sprigs from the pan and add about 1 cup of the caramel to the onions. Return the pan to the oven and raise the temperature to 450 degrees. After 5 minutes remove the pan from the oven, and shake to coat the onions with the melted caramel. Repeat the shaking at 5-minute intervals two more times, until the onions are evenly coated with the caramel. Add the parsley, toss again, adjust the seasonings, garnish with rosemary and serve.

Steps:

• Move oven rack to upper position, allowing room for onion roasting pan. Preheat oven to 400. To make sherry caramel: In a heavy-bottomed pot, combine the sugar and water. Heat on medium, periodically swirling the pan to distribute the heat (do not stir). Cook until caramel is the color of cola, then add the vinegar. Stand back; it will hiss and spatter. Simmer the caramel for 8 minutes, stirring to dissolve any lumps that may have formed, and remove from the heat. Transfer to a container or squirt bottle when it has cooled slightly. This recipe makes more than enough for the onions, but it is difficult to make a smaller batch. To make onions: Put the onions in a large pot of salted, boiling water. After 1 minutes (the water doesn't need to return to a boil), drain and transfer them to a sheet pan to cool. When you can handle them, peel off the skins and trim any roots and papery tops. It's best to roast the onions in the vessel they'll be served in (such as a cast iron le creuset gratin pan or a nice ceramic baking dish), but failing that, use a heavy dish that will accommodate the onions in a single layer. Toss the onions, olive oil, rosemary, thyme, salt and pepper until evenly coated. Spread them in the pan and roast at 400 until golden brown and tender 30-50 minutes. Remove the herb sprigs from the pan and add about 1 cup of the caramel to the onions. Return the pan to the oven and raise the temperature to 450. After 5 minutes remove the pan from the oven, and shake to coat the onions with the melted caramel. Repeat the shaking at 5 minutes intervals 2 more times, until the onions are evenly coated with the caramel. Add the parsley, toss again, adjust the seasonings, garnish with rosemary and serve.