Red Onion And Balsamic Chutney

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs red onions, very thinly sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1 pinch salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 ounces demerara sugar
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2/3 cup red wine
• 1 orange, juice and zest of, grated

Recipe

• 1 heat the olive oil in a large pan. add the onions, bay leaf and thyme and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• 2 cover with a lid and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes or until the onions have softened but not coloured.
• 3 stir in the sugar, balsamic vinegar, red wine and the zest and juice of the orange. cook for a further 1 hour and thirty minutes, uncovered until no liquid remains and the onions are a dark rich red colour. stir frequently during the last half hour of cooking to prevent the onions from burning.
• 4 cool the mixture and then transfer to sterilized jars and keep in the fridge until needed.