Simple Way to Sweet Onion Confit

Sweet Habanero Onions

For appetizers and snacks, pile the onions on garlic toast or cucumber slices.

Recipe Summary Sweet Habanero Onions

Sweet heat for your burgers, hot dogs, or anything else you would normally put some sauteed or grilled onions on.

Ingredients | Sweet Onion Confit

¼ cup butter, divided

1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), sliced into rings or crescents

1 habanero pepper, seeded and diced

2 teaspoons brown sugar

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir onion, habanero pepper, brown sugar, salt, and pepper into hot butter; cook and stir until onions turn translucent and soften, 5 to 8 minutes.

Stir 1 tablespoon butter into onion mixture and continue to cook and stir until onion caramelizes, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove onions from pan and top with remaining 1 tablespoon butter.

We mainly use habanero peppers but have used Caribbean red hots and Scotch bonnet peppers as well.

Info | Sweet Onion Confit

prep: 10 mins cook: 15 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings

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