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Brown Onion Sauce with Bacon

4 servings

Ingredients

• 100 g bacon
• 50 g onions, finely chopped
• 1.5 tablespoons flour
• vinegar (to taste)
• salt (to taste)
• water (as needed)
• syrup (to taste)

Instructions

1. Cut 100 grams of bacon into small cubes and fry slowly until browned, stirring frequently.
2. Add about half as much finely chopped onions.
3. Once they are light brown, stir in 1-2 tablespoons of flour until it is browned.
4. Add vinegar, salt, water, and syrup to taste and bring the sauce to a boil.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.