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Balsamic Glazed Pearl Onions with Bacon
Balsamic Glazed Pearl Onions with Bacon have tender cooked pearl onions in a sweet and tangy balsamic glaze plus smokey bits of bacon throughout. This side dish is delicious!
Yield: 8 servings 1x
Prep: 90 minutesCook: 15 minutesTotal: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Ingredients
4 10-ounce bags fresh pearl onions (or 32 ounces frozen)
3 strips bacon, diced small
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
Instructions
- Bring a medium pot or large saucepan with water to a boil (not salted). Once boiling, add about a third of the onions with skin and root intact.
- When the water reaches a boil again, time for exactly three minutes.
- Have a large bowl of ice water standing by.
- After three minutes, use a spider strainer or slotted spoon and remove the onions to the ice water. Let the water come back to a boil and continue with the second and last third of the onions, using the same large bowl of ice water. You may need to add more ice between batches. Pour into a colander to drain.
- After all the onions have been drained, use a paring knife, and start trimming the onions. Trim off the root end and gently squeeze the other end to pop the onion out. (See more tips in the post above.)
- Bring the same original pot back to a boil with a cup of fresh water. Add the peeled and trimmed onions, cover, and once boiling, time five minutes. Drain again into the colander.
- Add the chopped bacon to a large skillet and cook to crisp over medium heat. Remove the cooked bacon to a small bowl and drain off all but one tablespoon of the bacon fat.
- Turn heat to high and add the butter. Once melted, add the blanched drained onions and sauté for two minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add the vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper and sauté for eight minutes, tossing and turning with a silicone spatula.
- Pour into a serving bowl and top with the chopped cooked bacon and the chopped fresh parsley and serve.
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