RO*TEL Across America Recipe Contest - Carmelized Ro-tel Hot Relish

Carmelized Ro-tel Hot Relish

by Richard from CT

A chunky, sweet, spicy relish for steak, pork, burgers, sausages, and dogs.

AVERAGE RATING

Category

Sauces/Dressing/Condiment

Prep Time

5 minutes prep / 25 min cooking

Servings

12 (1 Tbsp serving)

Recipe Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp garlic salt
2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 can Ro-tel original
1/4 cup chopped dried cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Mix olive oil, sugar, garlic salt and balsamic vinegar into a oven proof saute pan. Place on stove over medium-high heat and add onions. Swirl the onions around to coat and cook for two minutes.

2. Add the Rotel and chopped cranberries and increase heat to high. Cook while stirring frequently until the juices dry up and you get a little bit of browning on the bottom of the pan.

3. Remove pan from burner and place into the oven. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. The relish will deepen in color as the sugars carmelize and the vinegar reduces. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature. Serve as a condiment with any steak, burgers, sausages, dogs or pork. Makes approximately 1 cup.

Notes: Seems the simplest recipes turn out the best. I whipped this recipe up and tried it with a piece of grilled pork. The balance of sweet, salty and spicy was real nice. The carmelization gives the Ro-tel that fire roasted flavor.