Recipe - Pancetta Crostini With Red Onion Marmalade

One half pound Pancetta, cut 1/8"thick
(should resemble disks)
Red Onion Marmalade
2 md Red onion, in 1/4" dice
2 cup Lambrusco wine
1 cup Orange juice
2 tablespoon Sugar
4 sl Peasant bread, 11/2inches
thick

Preheat grill or broiler.

To prepare red onion marmalade:

Place chopped red onions, Lambrusco, orange juice and sugar in a saucepan
and place over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium and
reduce until thick like marmalade, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and
allow to cool. Yield: 1 cup

Place Pancetta slices on grill and cook until golden brown, about 4 to 5
minutes per side, and remove to a cutting board. Grill bread slices until
golden brown and remove to serving platter. Smear 3 tablespoons red onion
marmalade on each slice of bread. Chop warm Pancetta into 1/4inch cubes
and divide among the 4 pieces of bread and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: MOLTO MARIO

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #487 by Sue suechef@sover.net on Feb 27,
1997.