How to Cook Onion Jam

Serves: 8

Preparation time: 5 mins

Cooking time: 50 mins

Ingredients needed to make Onion Jam:

• 6-8 large onions
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp salt
• Toasted French bread slices, to serve

Cooking instructions for Onion Jam:

• Slice the onions into equal halves and peel their skin off before chopping them into fine slices.
• Drizzle the olive oil into a large, heavy-based Dutch oven and heat it over moderate flame until it starts shimmering.
• Throw in the sliced onions as well as the thyme sprigs and stir them well together until properly mixed.
• Sprinkle a dash of salt over them and sauté gently over slow flame, while stirring at times, until the onions turn limp completely and begins to brown.
• Scratch out the browned, dried juices from the base of the pan and stir it into the mixture.
• Continue to cook for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions turn dark brown in colour and turns mushy.
• Remove from heat and set aside until it cools down completely to room temperature.
• Spread the onion jam on top of toasted bread slices and serve right away.

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Last Updated on March 30, 2013 by