Sweet Onion Sauce Recipe | Subways Discontinued sweet onion sauce copycat recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier with good fats.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener.

Chop half of a medium sweet onion into pieces and grind it into a puree.

Strain the onion puree to get onion juice.

Heat 1 cup of water and 1/3 cup of onion juice in a pot.

Add 1/2 cup of sugar to the mixture and dissolve completely.

Stir in 1 tablespoon of white vinegar, 1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1 to 2 teaspoons of onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of black poppy seeds.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of water with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to form a slurry.

Add the cornstarch slurry to the boiling mixture and stir continuously to avoid lumps.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt to taste and bring to a boil again.

Boil for 3 to 5 minutes until the mixture becomes glossy and thick.

Turn off the heat and let it cool completely before transferring to a bowl.

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