Bacon-Wrapped Baked Onions
photo by AcadiaTwo
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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8 onions
ingredients
- 8 onions (about the size of a tennis ball, with outer skin removed, no larger as you will not get the bacon or)
- 1 -2 tablespoon minced fresh garlic (or to taste)
- 4 -6 tablespoons oil
- 1 cup whipping cream (unwhipped)
- 1 1⁄4 cups grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- 8 slices uncooked bacon or 8 slices pancetta, slices
directions
- Cook the onions in boiling water until tender, but not falling apart (about 25 minutes).
- Remove from pot with a slotted spoon and cool.
- When cool enough to handle, cut off about an inch off of top of onions with a very sharp knife, and finely chop the tops.
- Trim the root end of the onions slightly, just enough so they can stand straight.
- Scoop out about a heaping tablespoon from the center of each onion (make certain to keep the inside intact) and finely chop the center, adding to the rest of the chopped onions.
- Transfer the hollowed onions to an oiled baking dish (I use an 11x7-inch for 8 onions, if you are only making 4 onions, then use an 8x8-inch).
- Set oven to 375 degrees.
- In a skillet over medium heat, saute the chopped onions for about 3 minutes in oil.
- Stir in whipping cream and remove from heat.
- Stir in the Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
- Fill the whole onions with some of the sauted onion and Parmesan mixture, then spoon the remainder of the mixture around the onions in the baking dish.
- Wrap a piece of pancetta or a bacon slice around the middle of each onion and secure with a toothpick.
- Bake the onions for about 40-50 minutes (depending on the size of your onions).
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Reviews
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KITTENCAL Does It Again!!!!! Incredibly, delicious stuffed onion recipe. I cooked the onions in the AM and did the rest for dinner. I scooped out a golf ball size of the onion innards which may have been more than the recipe intended, however it worked out good in the end. I also found out I didn't have any toothpicks so I just draped the bacon over the onions. I also baked it for 40 minutes but if you like your bacon more well done (see photo), then you can pop it under the broiler for 1-2 minutes. Great recipe! Thank You For Posting! This recipe was made for the 2009 Bargain Basement tag game. :)