Vegetables
Onions
Glazed Pearl Onions
This easy to prepare, elegant recipe is a great addition to any table.
Ingredients:
1 pound pearl onions (skinless)
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup agave nectar
2 tbsp water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
1. In a large heavy pot over moderate heat, melt butter, add agave nectar, water, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Cook until thick enough to stick to a spoon (about consistency of honey).
2. Add pearl onions to the glaze and cook for about 4-5 minutes.
3. Serve warm with meat dishes, and other cooked or glazed vegetables.
Tip: When peeling a pearl onions, soak them for a minute or two in boiling water, then rinse under cold water. The skins will then slip off easily.
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Discover delicious and easy recipes for entertaining...More About Onions
Onions are incredibly versatile and each cuisine has its own rules regarding the treatment of onions. Yellow onions are the most common cooking onions and have the strongest flavor. White onions have a sharp fresh taste and red onions are slightly milder and crisper.
Onions are the chief commercial vegetable of the bulb crops. They have been cultivated from the earliest times (for at least 7,000 years), their geographic origin is uncertain but it is believed they originate somewhere from Central Asia. Some ancient records of using onions span western and eastern Asia with likely domestication worldwide.
Closely allied to the onion are several other bulb vegetables, including garlic, shallots, leeks, and chives, all of which are used more extensively for flavoring dishes than for any other purpose.
