Baked Onions

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: 1 hr 30 mins
• 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.