Roasted Black Olives And Pearl Onions Food

ROASTED BLACK OLIVES AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Spread the olives on a large baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes, or until they have shriveled a bit and are slightly crunchy, but not crisped or burned.
• Let them cool in the pan (they'll dry more and become a bit crunchier).
• Meanwhile, cut off the root end of each onion, but don't peel them.
• In a small saucepan, heat 2 cups water and the vinegar to a boil and drop in all the onions, cook for 5 - 10 minutes, depending on their size, until they feel soft all the way through when you squeeze them, but not mushy.
• Drain and let them cool.
• Remove the skin (or pop the onion out of the skin by squeezing at the top).
• If the onions are 3/4" or more, slice them open and flake them apart, separating the layers; tiny onions can be left whole.
• Toss the olives, onions, and orange zest in a bowl.
• Dress with the oil and juice to taste.
• Marinate briefly or overnight, refrigerated, if you want.
• Serve at room temperature in a shallow bowl with a serving spoon.

"EYE-STUDDED" TURKEY TENDERLOIN (PEARL ONIONS AND BLACK OLIVES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a shallow roasting pan with cooking spray. Place tenderloins in pan and season all over with salt and black pepper. On 1 of the tenderloins, spread hoisin sauce all over. On the other, drizzle vegetable oil over the top.
• Using wooden picks, attach black olives to pearl onions and then the hoisin- coated turkey tenderloin, making a set of eyes in the meat.
• Roast 30 minutes, until an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the tenderloin registers at least 160 degrees F. Reserve plain tenderloin for another meal. Let hoisin-coated turkey stand 10 minutes before slicing crosswise into 1/2-inch thick slices.

SPICY ROASTED OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• In a small roasting pan, mix together the olives, rosemary, chile, and garlic. Slice the tangerines in half and squeeze the juice over the olives; toss in the rinds. Pour over the olive oil and vinegar and give it a good stir. Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CREAMED PARMESAN BABY POTATOES WITH PEAS AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Do not cut the small potatoes, leave whole and place then in a pot of boiling salted water; boil for about 20 minutes or until just fork-tender, drain and cool, then cut in half (this can be done well in advance).
• Melt butter in a large heavy saucepan over low heat.
• Add in the chopped garlic and saute for about 1 minute.
• Add in flour and whisk for 2 minutes (do not brown the flour).
• Gradually add in the full-fat milk (or half and half if using) bring to a simmer whisking continously for 1 minute.
• Add in the whipping cream; mix to combine, then add in the Parmesan cheese (sauce will be thick but will thin out slighty when you add in the peas and onions).
• Season with salt and lots of pepper or cayenne pepper; simmer over low heat for about 7-8 minutes, stirring often.
• Add in cooked potatoes, peas and onions; bring to a simmer and cook over low heat, stirring often with a wooden spoon until the onions are tender (about 5-6 minutes).
• Transfer to a large bowl, sprinkle with more grated Parmesan cheese and black pepper if desired.

BALSAMIC-AND DIJON-GLAZED HAM WITH ROASTED PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook onions in large pot of boiling salted water 2 minutes; drain.
• Trim root ends, leaving base intact.
• Peel.
• (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine sugar, vinegar, and mustard in bowl for glaze.
• Transfer onions to 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Add 2/3 cup glaze, butter, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 1/2 cup water; toss to coat.
• Cover with foil.
• Line large roasting pan with foil.
• Making 1/2-inch-deep slits, score ham with diamond pattern.
• Place ham in pan and roast 45 minutes.
• Place onions in oven.
• Roast ham and onions 25 minutes.
• Uncover onions.
• Continue roasting onions and ham 50 minutes.
• Baste ham with some of glaze.
• Continue to roast ham and onions until deep brown and glazed, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes, about 30 minutes longer.
• Transfer ham to large platter.
• Transfer onion mixture to bowl.
• Serve ham, passing onion mixture seperately.

BISTRO BRAISED BEEF WITH SHIITAKE AND PEARL ONIONS

Steps:

• Clean shiitake and remove stems, if using other mushrooms simply clean.
• Leave whole or if mushrooms are large, thickly slice.
• In a large wide saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter and 1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil over medium-high.
• Add mushrooms and cook until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and turn into a bowl.
• In a large bowl, stir flour with salt.
• Add beef and lightly coat in flour.
• In the pan that mushrooms were cooked in, heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Cook half the meat until browned all over, then remove to a bowl.
• Repeat with remaining meat adding a little more oil.
• Stir in coffee, water, garlic, vinegar, brown sugar,Worcestershire, herbs and meat in bowl to the saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium-low, mixture should be gently simmering.
• Stir occasionally for 1 1/2 hours, meat should nearly be tender.
• Stir in carrots and onions.
• Continue to cook, simmering gently and stirring occasionally until meat is very tender, about 30 minutes.
• If you would like sauce a little thicker, uncover and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in mushrooms.
• Add pepper to taste.
• Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles, sprinkled with parsley or fresh thyme.
• PEELING PEARL ONIONS:.
• Drop unpeeled onions in boiling water for a minute or so.
• Plunge into cold water.
• Cut base of onions and squeeze.
• Onions will pop out of skin.

CARAMELIZED PEARL ONIONS WITH BALSAMIC GLAZE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to low position and heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Toss onions with oil, sugar, salt and pepper in medium bowl. Transfer to a cookie sheet with rim in a single layer. Roast onions until golden brown, about 30 minutes, stirring at 20 minutes and again at 25 minutes, adding garlic at this point.
• Meanwhile, bring vinegar to boil; simmer over medium-high heat, about 10 minutes, until reduced to 1/3 cup - it should be a thin syrup. Put onions into a bowl, add reduced vinegar and parsley; toss to coat. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

ROASTED OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400°F.
• In a bowl, combine the olives, rosemary, orange zest, olive oil, chili flakes and salt and toss to coat.
• Divide the olive mixture between 2 tapas pans and bake until the olives are warmed through, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.