Caramelized Vidalia Onion Jam

By Golfwidow7

Ingredients

• 3 pounds Vidalia onions (thinly sliced)
• 2 tablespoons Salt (divided)
• 3 tablespoons Canola oil
• 1 cup Brown sugar
• divided
• 1 teaspoon Red chili flakes
• 2 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup Red wine
• 1 cup Apple jelly

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 200mins
Adapted from thechew.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add 3 tablespoons canola oil to stock pot to coat bottom. Add sliced onions and toss to coat with oil. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until the bottom layer begins to slowly brown. Stir only after onions have begun to brown but before they stick and burn.
Add half the salt and half the brown sugar at this time, stir and allow to cook for approximately 1 hour, stirring only after onions begin to brown on bottom but taking care not to allow them to burn. Using a metal spatula will allow onion bits stuck to the pot to be freed so as not to promote burning. Onions should reduce in volume by half.
Add remaining ingredients plus remaining brown sugar and salt (to taste). Stir to distribute the added ingredients and increase heat to medium high, stirring frequently until onion jam thickens. Allow to cool to room temp and store refrigerated in air tight container for two weeks.