Baked Onions

Submitted by ChrisMc

"An unusual side dish - very rich tasting. Depending on what else you serve and how you divide the onions, this may feed 4-16 people."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 4 onions

ingredients

• 4 (8 ounce) vidalia onions
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄4 cup chicken stock
• 1⁄2 cup sherry wine
• 4 shiitake mushrooms
• 4 ounces ham
• 1 tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons capers
• 4 teaspoons chives

directions

1. Skin the onions and cut in quarters almost all the way through.
2. Divide 1/4 butter, garlic, brown sugar, rosemary, and thyme into 4 segments and place each portion on a quare of aluminum foil large enough to wrap one onion.
3. Place one onion on each square and draw up the sides to form a pouch.
4. Pour 1 tbs stock and 2 tbs sherry over each onion, then close off the foil packets.
5. Bake the onions at 350 degrees for 70 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, melt 2 tbs butter and fry mushrooms and ham.
7. Stir in the tomatos, capers, and chives.
8. Serve over the onions.

Reviews

[John Sauerbeck]

I tried this last night. Four onions could feed up to 16 people. My only suggestion is to serve each onion in an individule bowl. It generates a lot of juice, and either it's served separately or your entire plate would swim in the juice. Next goal is to try cooking on the grill.

 

[Seventhmar]

Outstanding Served with strips of steak (standing rib sliced vertical) over bed of basmati rice