Tfaya (Onion-Raisin Confit)
"A traditional Moroccan condiment, a sort of onion-raisin jam. From "Gourmet's Adventures with Ruth," episode "Morocco.""
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
1 qt
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 1 cup golden raisin
- 1 cup hot water
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 medium onions, sliced thinly pole-to-pole
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 3 cinnamon sticks, each 3 inches long
- 1 pinch turmeric
- 1 pinch saffron, crushed to powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 cups white sugar
directions
- Soak the raisins in the hot water.
- In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat until shimmering. Add onions and salt and cook, stirring often, until soft, 8-10 minutes.
- Add ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, saffron and pepper. Cook, stirring often, 2 minutes.
- Drain raisins and add to onions. Add sugar and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until needed. Keeps about 1 week.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
Have any thoughts about this recipe?
Share it with the community!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!
