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[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Onion Marmalade.
(Haven't I made this before? No, I made Onion Jam. That's totally different. And anyway I can't find the recipe going back more than 5 years...)

2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb sweet onions, thinly sliced
salt and pepper
2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup honey
juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1/2 tsp pectin

Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until they soften but before they begin to brown. Season with salt and pepper. Add the orange juice and honey. Bring to a boil over high heat, then lower the heat so that the liquid simmers gently. Add the lemon juice and thyme and cook until the liquid has reduced to a few tablespoons.

Strain the liquid into a small dish, sprinkle in the pectin, and stir until it dissolves. Drizzle the liquid over the onions and stir to ensure the pectin is dissolved and evenly distributed.

Jar up. Serve as part of a charcuterie platter.

What worked: It was pretty easy and much quicker than the all-day simmering of onion jam. It set up nicely and tasted fine.

What didn't: Eh, I wasn't that excited by it.

Will I make it again? Maybe, but maybe not. It depends on if I find a brilliant match for it. It was pretty good with the red-hots and pretzel buns last night for dinner; the sweet/tart complemented the red-hots' heat nicely.

Comments

[threadwalker]

I was wondering what the final taste-test would reveal. I'm having a hard time imagining what this would taste like. I had a pepper jelly (or was it jam? IDK) once. It was unique, and tasty and an interesting combination of flavors. I'm imagine this onion marmalade was unique, too.

[madbaker]

Sweet from the caramelized onion, herby from the thyme, and citrusy from the orange juice.