Dijon And Balsamic Roasted Onions Recipes

ROASTED BALSAMIC ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the onion quarters with the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Place in an ovenproof, large, nonstick skillet, spreading them out in an even layer. Cover the skillet with aluminum foil. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, and then remove the foil. Toss the onions well to coat with the reduced balsamic glaze and put back in the oven to roast another 20 to 25 minutes. Serve warm.

BALSAMIC- AND DIJON-GLAZED HAM WITH ROASTED PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes; drain. Trim root ends, leaving base intact. Peel. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine sugar, vinegar, and mustard in bowl for glaze. Transfer onions to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Add 2/3 cup glaze, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 cup water; toss to coat. Cover with foil.
• Line large roasting pan with foil. Making 1/2-inch-deep slits, score ham with diamond pattern. Place ham in pan and roast 45 minutes. Place onions in oven. Roast ham and onions 25 minutes. Uncover onions. Continue roasting onions and ham 50 minutes.
• Baste ham with some of glaze. Continue to roast ham and onions until deep brown and glazed, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes, about 30 minutes longer. Transfer ham to large platter. Transfer onion mixture to bowl. Serve ham, passing onion mixture separately.

CHUCK ROAST WITH BALSAMIC AND DIJON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over med-high heat. Season chuck roast well with salt and pepper, add to pan and brown well on all sides (a few minutes on each side). Remove roast and set aside.
• Add chopped onion to drippings in pot and reduce heat to medium. saute onions until soft, about 5 minutes. Add balsamic vinegar, increase heat to medium-high and boil until reduced and slightly syrupy, abiut 4-5 more minutes. Stir in Dijon.
• place onion mixture in bottom of Pampered Chef Deep Baker (or your favorite Dutch Oven). Set seared roast on top of onions. Pour in beef broth in a quantity to submerge 1/2 of the roast for Braising. (Too much broth will Boil your roast.) Place thyme sprigs on top of roast. Cover and place in oven for 2 hours.
• Add carrots and potatoes to pot, cover and return to oven. continue cooking for 2 hours.
• Separate juices; remove thyme sprigs; cover roast and vegetables to keep warm.
• Make a roux for your gravy: In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup beef stock and flour until smooth. Pour into large skillet and turn heat to medium. Using a whisk, stir constantly until mixture browns.
• Reduce heat of skillet to Low. Add roast juices with onion chunks (or strain juices if you prefer a smoother gravy) to the roux in the skillet. Whisk until juices are incorporated.
• Simmer gravy, whisking occasionally, until gravy reaches desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve and enjoy!

BALSAMIC-AND DIJON-GLAZED HAM WITH ROASTED PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes; drain.
• Trim root ends, leaving base intact.
• Peel.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine sugar, vinegar, and mustard in bowl for glaze.
• Transfer onions to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Add 2/3 cup glaze, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 cup water; toss to coat.
• Cover with foil.
• Line large roasting pan with foil.
• Making 1/2-inch-deep slits, score ham with diamond pattern.
• Place ham in pan and roast 45 minutes.
• Place onions in oven.
• Roast ham and onions 25 minutes.
• Uncover onions.
• Continue roasting onions and ham 50 minutes.
• Baste ham with some of glaze.
• Continue to roast ham and onions until deep brown and glazed, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes, about 30 minutes longer.
• Transfer ham to large platter.
• Transfer onion mixture to bowl.
• Serve ham, passing onion mixture seperately.

DIJON AND BALSAMIC ROASTED ONIONS

Steps:

• Combine all glaze ingredients, then add onions, cover and cook at 325 for half an hour. Remove cover and continue to cook, stirring every half hour or so, for another 75-90 minutes until the glaze thickens and the onions become soft and wrinkly.