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Onion Confit

January 8th, 2009 · 6 Comments

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Onion confit is a delicious condiment served many ways such as atop pizza, a slice of baguette, accompaniement with cheese, pates and foie gras, lamb, and in my case I served it in the classical way with my Orange Glazed Duck.

Here’s what you’ll need:

500g red onion, peeled, halfed and finely sliced

200ml white wine

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

pinch of cinnamon

1 cube of sugar

Heat the olive oil in a deep large skillet

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add the onions, salt, pepper, pinch of cinnamon

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and 1 small cube of sugar

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Stir and let cook on medium-low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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In the meantime, measure 200ml of white wine and also pour yourself a glass :)  Add the balsamic vinegar and wine and allow to cook off and reduce. You want the onions to be very tender but not brown or burnt. A burnt onion will yield a bitter confit. 

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6 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Global Patriot // Jan 8, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    An amazing recipe, and Onion Confit is so versatile, I serve it with pork tenderloin, and have also added it to an Italian sausage risotto on occasion, its use is only limited by your imagination!

  • 2 Timeless Gourmet // Jan 8, 2009 at 8:56 pm

    I love onion confit - but have never made it. Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to give it a try. Looks great!

  • 3 Slow-Braised Orange Glazed Duck with Creamed Parsnip // Jan 9, 2009 at 12:33 am

    [...] Onion Confit [...]

  • 4 Manggy // Jan 9, 2009 at 12:03 pm

    That looks looovely. I tried making an onion confit before but it was bland and greasy :(

  • 5 Mela // Jan 10, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    This looks simply delice. Onions being my favourite veg, I will be making this loads! Merci! x

  • 6 maris // Jan 14, 2009 at 6:09 am

    This sounds so good - I bet it could go wih just about anything! I personally love caramelized onions on pizza.

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