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Sweet and Sour Onions

Sweet and Sour Onions comes together with Margarine, White Wine Vinegar Balsamic Vinegar, Brown Sugar, and Pepper. Serves 4. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp
• 1/4 cup
• 2 tbsp
• 1/8 tsp

Method (preview)

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   In a medium saucepan bring about 1/2 cup water to boiling; add unpeeled pearl onions. Return to boiling; reduce heat.

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   Cover and cook about 10 minutes or until just tender.

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   Drain onions. Cool slightly; trim ends and remove skin. (Or, cook frozen onions in a medium saucepan according to package directions and drain.)

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   In the same saucepan melt the margarine over medium heat; stir in vinegar, brown sugar, and pepper.

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   Cook and stir about 30 seconds or until onions are golden brown and slightly glazed, stirring occasionally.

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   Exchanges: 1/2 fruit, 1-1/2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

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   WW points = 2 (calculated by me and PointsFinder software)

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   Total preparation time, start to finish: 35 minutes.

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   Posted to the Diet-exchange mailing list. http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/Diet-exchange

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    Don't ever use frozen onions though, YUKKY.

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    <-> Blanching them first should help with the peeling.

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    <-> Peel pearl onions under hot water.

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    Contributed to the FareShare IRC Chat, 12 February 2000 by judimae.

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    Recipes from #fareshare IRC Chat; 19 February 2000