Hard Cider Onions for Hot Dogs or Sausages

Sweet onions cooked in butter and hard apple cider until tender and flavorful make a sweet and sassy complement to your favorite frank-on-a-bun! Use tongs to serve on hot dogs or other sausages in buns with spicy mustard.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 37 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pinch white sugar, or to taste
• 2 large sweet onions, sliced lengthwise
• ¼ teaspoon garlic sea salt (such as Morton's®)
• ½ cup hard cider (such as Woodchuck® Amber)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and garlic salt; cook and stir until tender and just starting to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Add hard cider and black pepper; simmer, covered, until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Uncover skillet and cook until cooking liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Add sugar as needed.