Recipe: Sweet, Savoury Spread For Cheese Boards, Sandwiches, And Burgers
90 mins
Cooking Time
Easy
Difficulty
9
Ingredients
Veg
Diet
Red onion jam is an easy way to improve many common meals through caramelised red onions at the core of this jam recipe. Cooking red onions over low heat allows them to caramelise and become sweet. Seasoning them with balsamic vinegar, brown sugar, and thyme will allow you to create a shiny red onion jam. The jam is perfect for topping burgers, sandwiches, grilled cheese sandwiches, meat cut into slices on a charcuterie board, or adding as a glaze or sauce to roasted meats or any protein.
This red onion jam recipe contains pantry-based ingredients that you already have on hand and can be made with little effort. You can find yourself adding this red onion jam recipe to burgers or when assembling a platter of cheese.
Heat olive oil and butter in a pot with a heavy bottom over medium heat. Add the red onions that have been sliced and salt; sauté slowly (stir occasionally) until they are soft and translucent in appearance.
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Step 2: Caramelise the Onions
Lower the heat to low, and stir in brown sugar; continue to cook; stirring every few minutes will result in a brown, very Little bit of a caramelised onion.
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Step 3: Add the Flavourings
Add balsamic vinegar and water; add thyme and pepper; simmer on low heat until the fluid thickens to a beautiful jam-like consistency as it evaporates in 2 to 3 hours.
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Step 4: Cool and Store
Remove from Heat. Let red onion jam cool to room temperature before putting into a clean, sterilised glass jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
Onion jam is a slow-cooked condiment made by cooking sweetened onions with vinegar until soft, glossy and spreadable in texture. It has a balance of sweet, savoury and tart flavours.
Red onion jam, when prepared in a clean and proper manner, can store for 2 to 4 weeks in an airtight storage container.
Yes, onions can be used; however, red onions are a naturally sweet onion with a more vibrant colour, which gives this type of jam a more distinct flavour.
Onion jam can be paired with grilled hamburgers, grilled cheese sandwiches, charcuterie boards, roasted meats/charcuterie, sausages, crackers, and cheese.
Yes, allow onion jam to cool before placing it in airtight containers to freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw onion jam overnight in the refrigerator.