Copycat Sweet Onion Sauce Recipe

This straightforward copycat recipe recreates a well-liked sub store’s crave-worthy Candy Onion sauce at residence with components you doubtless have available! Simmer onions, sugar, and spices into the proper tangy and candy dipping sauce for sandwiches, hen tenders, or veggies in simply 10 minutes.

Home made Candy Onion Sauce

I’ll admit that it’s been a LONG time since I’ve been out to eat at a sandwich store. (Thanks celiacs!) However these cravings for my favorites all the time come again on occasion.

My favourite sub at Subway was the Candy Onion Teriyaki Hen. That sauce was so good! There’s nothing like a yummy hen sandwich that tastes each tangy and candy!

However hey…because it seems, we are able to make it at residence too! This recipe is of course gluten-free and dairy-free.

Let’s get cooking!

Components in Candy Onion Sauce

• Sugar. Sure, this recipe makes use of sugar; it’s a SWEET onion sauce! You would possibly be capable of exchange some or all of this with honey for a sweetener.
• Water. You might want roughly relying on if it’s essential skinny down your sauce.
• White Vinegar and Balsamic Vinegar. Each sorts of vinegar are wanted to present this sauce its tangy kick.
• Onion. That is recent onion that must be grated for use on this recipe. I used white onion for this recipe. Vidalia and yellow onions would work as effectively. For those who don’t really feel just like the recent onion offers sufficient taste, add in slightly dried onion flakes, minced onion, or onion powder as effectively. NOTE: If you don’t like items of onion in your sauce, run the onion by way of a garlic press to get the juice out and use the liquid as an alternative.
• Garlic. That is recent garlic that must be chopped finely to make use of on this recipe.
• Cornstarch. For those who don’t wish to use cornstarch, you should utilize one other starch like arrowroot, potato starch, or tapioca starch as an alternative.
• Mustard. Solely slightly bit is required. I take advantage of common yellow mustard for this recipe. I’ve not tried Dijon mustard, however that is likely to be a superb substitute as effectively.
• Sesame oil. Sesame oil could have one of the best taste, however you should utilize olive oil in a pinch.
• Salt, Poppyseeds, Garlic granules, Celery seed, Black pepper. These are the extra spices wanted to taste the sauce. Exchange the celery seed and salt with celery salt you probably have it. You may as well exchange the poppy seeds with black sesame seeds as effectively like I did within the pics!

Step-by-Step Directions for Making Onion Sauce

Add all of the components right into a pot and convey to a boil, whisking always.

Let it simmer for 7-10 minutes – till the sauce appears to be like glossier.

After the sauce thickens, take away from warmth and permit to chill.

Retailer this yummy Subway copycat sauce in an hermetic container or a jar within the fridge for as much as 1 week.

Candy Onion Sauce Recipe

This straightforward copycat recipe recreates Subway’s craveworthy Candy Onion sauce at residence with components you doubtless have available! Simmer onions, sugar and spices into the proper tangy and candy dipping sauce for sandwiches, hen tenders or veggie dipping in simply 10 minutes.

• 1
  cup
  sugar
• 1/2
  cup
  water
• 6
  tablespoons
  white vinegar
• 1
  tablespoon
  balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/2
  tablespoon
  onion
  freshly grated
• 2
  cloves
  garlic
  grated
• 1
  tablespoon
  cornstarch
• 1
  teaspoon
  mustard
• 1
  teaspoon
  poppy seeds
• 1/2
  teaspoon
  sesame oil
• 1.2
  teaspoon
  salt
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  garlic granules
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  celery seed
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  black pepper

1. Add all of the components right into a pot and convey to a boil, whisking always.

2. Let it simmer for 7-10 minutes – till the sauce appears to be like glossier. After the sauce thickens, take away from warmth and permit to chill.

3. Retailer in an hermetic glass jar within the fridge for as much as 1 week.

Vitamin Info

Candy Onion Sauce Recipe

Quantity Per Serving

Energy 222
Energy from Fats 9

% Every day Worth*

Fats 1g2%

Saturated Fats 0.1g1%

Polyunsaturated Fats 0.4g

Monounsaturated Fats 0.3g

Sodium 716mg31%

Potassium 31mg1%

Carbohydrates 54g18%

Fiber 0.4g2%

Sugar 51g57%

Protein 0.4g1%

Vitamin A 2IU0%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 22mg2%

Iron 0.3mg2%

* % Every day Values are based mostly on a 2000 calorie food plan.

Methods to Use Candy Onion Dressing

This tangy sauce can be utilized in a number of methods. Listed below are some concepts!

• As a salad dressing for salads.
• Use as a dipping sauce for hen, particularly chicken nuggets.
• Drizzle over the tuna on a tuna sandwich for extra taste.

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Merissa Alink

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This recipe for Candy Onion Sauce was initially posted on Little Home Dwelling in December 2023.