Whiskey Butter Onions

Submitted by EdsGirlAngie

"I made up these sauteed onions one night to top a beef and Swiss sandwich; they're perfect on burgers, steaks and the like and a little swished around in some fried potatoes doesn't hurt, either. Please use a good whiskey, something like Maker's Mark is excellent, and don't be afraid to add more whiskey if you like! Also, this recipe doesn't make a large quantity; the onions are best when eaten immediately."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2-3

ingredients

• 1⁄2 yellow onion, thickly sliced
• 3 slices red onions
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons good-quality whiskey
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3⁄4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

directions

1. In a small skillet saute onions in the butter until slightly softened (but not too limp).
2. Add thyme, then stir in the whiskey and Worcestershire Sauce.
3. Increase heat to brown onions a bit and cook to the doneness you like (I like them to still be a little on the crisp side; that's also why I slice them on the thicker side).
4. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Sherloch 3.]

This is a grand slam! I usually do a blue cheese cream caramilized onion topping on steak but didn’t have blue cheese so looked up a whisky variant. This is great! I used olive oil instead of butter and would use either next time. I also put a bit of sugar in when I caramalize onions which balanced well with the salt. The only thing I’d do different next time is double the recipe!

 

[tara portee]

Fantastic! I used more onion and I sprinkled a tablespoon or two of sugar into the onions. I am not a drinker, so I just used a little tiny bottle of whiskey (like the kind on the airplane).

 

[Paka1931]

This was a hit with my DH. I used a large sweet instead of a yellow onion. I loved the color of the red onion with the green of the thyme. I served it right on top of the steaks and it looked like a fancy dish! Thanks.

 

[nmcw24]

I made these the other night & put them in fried potatoes & let me tell ya....AWSEOME!! I only used sweet onions because that is all I had & I put some garlic powder in the skillet when I sauted the onions. I will definately be using them again. I think I am going to put them in meatloaf. Thanks for the excellent post Angie!

 

[traderjo]

Loved them!