onion sauces

various dates

I like onions when they are cooked, not so much when raw. Onion soup is my all-time favorite. And like I have demonstrated time and again, it's a small step from there to turn the soup into a sauce.

a. onion wine sauce

2015-05-05

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 2 servings:

1 large onion, chopped small
olive oil
S&P
2 cups of sweet red wine

optional:

sugar

Pic1: onion wine sauce

Directions

2015-05-05

Pic2-4: onion wine sauce

Stir-fry the onions until dark-brown.
If desired, saute meat to add a meat flavor.
Add the wine. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Optional:
- Thicken the sauce.
Serve and enjoy.

b. onion confiture (with zucchinis)

2014-06-19

This is a very nice sauce. It combines well with a variety of meats and vegetables.

It starts like the recipe above, but takes it further, much further until the liquid is nearly all gone and the sauce becomes sticky like a syrup.

The zucchinis are optional. Onions are the original base for this recipe. To avoid overcooking the zucchinis, wait to add them until the sauce has been almost completely reduced.

INGREDIENTS

This is what you need for 2 servings:

1 large onions, chopped small
1 tbsp. each butter and olive oil
2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup of sweet red wine

optional:

2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
or lemon / lime juice

Pic5: onion confiture

Directions

Glaze the onions in the olive oil and butter.
Stir in the balsamic vinegar, sugar and wine.
Simmer down until the sauce starts thickening.
Reduce almost completely until all that is left is a thick syrupy sauce.
Pic5 shows this with zucchinis stewing in the sauce.
Serve over meat or boiled potatoes, and/or with vegetables.

Pic6: simmering down into syrup with zucchinis
Pic7: served with pork, zucchinis

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more and avemariasongs.org

See also: Deming, NM gardens, animals and more
and avemariasongs.org