Sweet And Sour Pearls (onions)

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups pearl onions (4 10 oz packages)
• 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 garlic clove, slivered
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 cover onions with boiling water in a heatproof bowl and let stand for 30 seconds.
• 2 drain and peel.
• 3 combine onions, orange rind, bay leaf, 1 cup water, raisins, oil, vinegar, tomato paste, salt, pepper and garlic in slow cooker (slow cooker should be 1/2 to 3/4 full).
• 4 cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until onions are tender.
• 5 discard bay leaf.
• 6 mix cornstarch with 2 tbsp water and stir into slow cooker.
• 7 cover and cook on high for 10 minutes or until thickened.