This last weekend, I found a big box of Vidalia Onions at my store. I was so excited! I loooove Vidalia onions! They are so sweet, I could (and have!) eaten them for breakfast!
I decided to make onion jam out of (some of) the onions, and make it in the crockpot! I also do want to try grilling some of them as well, and like a bazillion other things! Hopefully they will last for a while! Although the way I love onions, that isn’t likely!
No, it isn’t Gagh, I promise!
Vidalia Onion Jam with Rosemary and Balsamic Vinegar
Adapted from Serious Eats
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5-6 large Vidalia onions, peeled and sliced, or about 3 pounds
4-5 sprigs rosemary
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp ground ginger
Spray the inside of your crockpot with nonstick spray. I was going to start with 6 onions, but only 5 fit inside my crockpot!
Place the sliced onions and sprigs of rosemary in the crockpot, and turn the crockpot on high.
Let the onions cook down – about 4-5 hours, depending on your crockpot.
Add the balsamic vinegar, honey, and spices, and stir well. Cook another 2-3 hours, until the onions have cooked down. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. When it has finished cooking, just remove the rosemary stems, as the needles will have fallen off into the jam.
Makes about 1- 1 1/2 cups onion jam. It all cooked down to this one little jar of jam!
I tried this a couple of ways:
- On tortilla chips with goat cheese – yum! The creaminess of the cheese with the sweetness of the jam was really good!
- On a piece of grilled pork – also really good!
Good thing I have some more onions – I might just need to make some more of this jam!
This is being shared with Mix it Up Monday, Inspire Me Monday, Manic Monday , and Tastefully Julie.
That looks really good, Jane! I love onions too. Bet it would make a good spread on a wrap instead of mayo or salad dressing.
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Yum, onions on sale at my store this week I am going to try this, my rosemary made it over the winter. This sounds great !!!
My rosemary made it too, I almost couldn’t believe it! I hope you like it!
Oh yum! I’m also an onion love, this would be great for parties !
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Definitely! The jam with goat cheese on crackers was oh.so.good, I couldn’t stop eating it! lol!
What a great idea! I’m a huge fan of vidalias too….they are amazing!
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yea, I’m glad I’m not the only one! I used to have an uncle that lived in Texas, and he would always send us some when I was growing up, they were so good! I was so glad to find them in my store!
Is this like a big jar of caramelized onion? Because if it’s even remotely like that, I’m in! I could definitely eat caramelized onions for breakfast. And lunch and dinner. And a few snacks in between.
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It is like carmelized onions! Just a little sweeter, I was thinking it would be good on salads too!
what an interesting recipe! I am sure I would love it (anything onion and garlic is right for me).
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Thank you! I am the same way, I love my onion and garlic!
I have never heard of this before, and am now going to go and scour the grocery store for vidalia onions, this is amazing!!! thanks for the recipe, super excited about the possibilities!
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Thanks! I live in a little town in the mountains, and they had them, so I’m sure you can find them! They are just coming into season, so they should be around for a while!
I never thought to make something like this. I have a lovely ‘spice island’ rosemary plant that I’d like to use more in my cooking. I will bookmark this recipe Jane; thanks for sharing.
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Very cool! Thanks!
what a fantastic jam! The addition of the rosemary sounds fabulous!
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This sounds amazing! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday
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Thanks Lisa!
I am 75 retired in Sri Lanka. The area i am in grows a lot of onions. The market is manipulated by the government and the big time traders.
i want to give the growers an option to use there hard grown onions, then may be they will get a better deal.
Thanks
sus