Pickled Cipollini Onions In Sherry Recipes

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups water, salt, and onions in a bowl. Cover mixture and refrigerate overnight.
• Combine 1/2 cup water, sherry vinegar, malt vinegar, cream sherry, brown sugar, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, peppercorns, and red chile in a nonaluminum saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Remove mixture from heat, and let stand 1 hour.
• Drain onions. Rinse onions and pat them dry. Add onions to the vinegar mixture, and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer mixture for 3 minutes. Place onions, bay leaves, and rosemary in hot jars; cover onion mixture with hot vinegar mixture, leaving 1/4-inch head space.
• Cover jars with metal lids, and screw on the bands. Cool completely. Refrigerate onions at least 1 month before serving.

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.

Steps:

• Place raisins in a bowl; cover with 1/2 cup hot water. Let stand 30 minutes or until plump. Drain.
• Trim top and root end of onions. Cook onions in boiling water 2 minutes. Drain. Cool and peel.
• Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions to pan, stirring well to coat. Stir in 3 tablespoons water, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, and black pepper.
• Cover, reduce heat, and cook 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Add raisins and pine nuts to pan. Increase heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, 10 minutes or until lightly browned and liquid almost evaporates, stirring occasionally.