Ingredients
- 15 cipollini onions
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- About 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1/2 bunch thyme, leaves removed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Add the onions to a large bowl, cover with hot water and allow to sit for about 5 minutes. This is to help make peeling the onions much easier. Strain onions and peel.
In a small bowl, whisk together the 1/4 cup oil, vinegar, honey, thyme, salt and pepper until combined. Put the onions in a large bowl, pour the dressing over them and toss well to coat.
In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add about 2 tablespoons olive oil and heat. Once hot, add the onions. Next place the saute pan into the preheated oven and roast for 18 to 20 minutes until the onions are soft and slightly caramelized.
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By ZooterToot
on August 14, 2011
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This is the second Tyler Florence recipe where the ingredient proportions were skewed, and the instructions were somewhat vague. Could have done with half the amount of balsamic vinegar and honey. Onions should be tossed with vinegar mixture then sauteed in pan (leaving the remaining mixture behind, Now I'm left with a ridiculous amount of honey/vinegar mixture left over. Won't be cooking another Tyler recipe again.
By baj2009
Birmingham, MI
on June 21, 2011
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Fantastic recipe!!! The onions were so flavorful and easy to make. I loved the honey/thyme glaze. Scrumptious!
By scarter1380_124...
Madison, 86
on January 23, 2010
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This recipe smells amazing! I wish I'd read the reviews before attempting it though. I noticed that after leaving them in the hot water before peeling for longer than five minutes, the onions were already begining to soften. That was a good thing! I was rather upset with how much of this onion I had to loose in peeling them, seeing as they're so expensive! I'm wondering is there a less expensive alternative to cipollines?
I too poured the marinade into the pan and put it all in the oven. No way I was throwing away that awesome flavor. Oh, the aroma was to die for; I couldn't wait to taste them. I noticed cutting the onions in half allowed them to soak up more of the goods, too. The final product was pretty soft and had pretty good flavor, too. (In my haste I left out the salt and pepper and noticed it's absence right away, so I won't judge the taste on this occassion. They looked wonderful, especially after turning them over close to the end and putting them back in for a few minutes more.
Next time I will try soaking for less time (5 minutes as stated and using a 350 degree oven as suggested below. I'll also half or quarter whatever onion I use to absorb more of that flavor.
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