Baked Whole Onions in a Cheese and Mustard Sauce

Serve up a tasty vegetable side-dish with this flavourful recipe for slow-baked onions in a cheese sauce.

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  large onions, peeled and left whole
• 4  cloves
• 1  bay leaf
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 1  ounce butter
• 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
• 2  tablespoons plain flour
• 2 1⁄2 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 2  teaspoons coarse grain mustard
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
2. Stud each onion with a clove. Put the onions into a lidded ovenware dish and add in the bay leaf. Pour over the milk and dot over the butter.
3. Cover the onions and bake for 45 minutes or until the onions are tender, but not falling apart.
4. Once cooked, remove the onions and keep warm. Keep the oven on at 350°F
5. Transfer the milk to a saucepan and add the cream and flour. Stirring, gently bring to the boil and simmer until thickened.
6. Add the cheese and mustard and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
7. Return the onions to the ovenware dish, pour over the sauce and place in the oven for 10 minutes. Serve.