Caramelized onion and raisins sauce – tfaya

Caramelized onion and raisins sauce – tfaya
This is the famous caramelized onion and raisin sauce, also known in Morocco as tfaya, which is very sweet and extremely flavorful; it is most used with couscous and tagine dishes. I hope you will like it. Here are the ingredients you are going to need:
Ingredients
  • 1kg of red onions
  • 3 cinnamon sticks
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • A quarter of a teaspoon of saffron
  • 50g butter
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 50 to 100 g of dried sultanas, in some recipes, you can also use dried prunes
  • 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon
  • 4 heaping tablespoons of sugar
Instructions
  1. Now for the preparation: Peel the onions and cut them into strips.
  2. Place in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  3. Add the butter, oil, cinnamon sticks, salt, pepper and saffron.
  4. Mix well and cook, stirring from time to time to not let the onions burn.
  5. When the onions are cooked through (they are soft to touch), add your raisins and ground cinnamon.
  6. Add sugar and increase the heat.
  7. Still stirring constantly, leave the sugar to caramelize slightly.
  8. All water must evaporate from the onions and the fat must help caramelize them.
  9. It’s ready when there is no more liquid, just good and delicious fat!

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