Cebollas En Adobo - Sweet & Sour Onions Tapas

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 medium tomato, skinned and chopped
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• salt
• pepper
• 1/2 lb pearl onion, not more than 1 1/2 inches in diameter, peeled
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a small skillet and saute the chopped onion and garlic until the onion is tramsparent.
• 2 add the tomato, saute for a minute,
• 3 add the parsley, bay leaf, 1/8 teaspoon of the basil, 1/8 teaspoon of the thyme, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons water.
• 4 cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5 place the pearl onions in a saucepan with 1/2 cup water, vinegar and the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil, the tomato mixture, the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of basil, the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of thyme, the raisins, salt, pepper, and sugar.
• 6 bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 45 minutes.
• 7 cool and refrigerate.
• 8 the onions will keep for many days in the refrigerator.