Onion Jam

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 cups coarsely chopped onions
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seed

Recipe

• 1 in large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• 2 stir in sugar, then cook, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture turns a light caramel brown, about 10 minutes.
• 3 add onions, salt and pepper, then cook for 15 minutes, stirring frequently, to brown and cook onions.
• 4 add vinegar and caraway seed and stir well to mix.
• 5 simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes until mixture combines and thickens.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 store in tightly sealed containers in refrigerator up to 3 weeks.
• 8 serve over a brie cheese that has been heated in a 350 degrees f oven for 10-12 minutes, or over a room temp block of cream cheese.
• 9 also can be used as a sandwich spread.
• 10 note:.
• 11 if after putting in hot jar(s) you wish to preserve this for longer than 3 weeks, invert sealed jars on folded towel and let cool completely.
• 12 test jar lid(s) for proper seal.
• 13 this is called inversion canning.