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Baked Onions Au Gratin
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 8
Another from the Frugal Gourmet files, a favorite of the family and also featured on the menu on the Dillard House in Ga. Wonderful on buffet tables, never a scrap left.
Ingredients:
8 medium yellow onions, peeled and sliced
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 cup dry cocktail sherry
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup grated swiss cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan or romano for topping
Directions:
1. In two batches, sauté the onion in the butter in a large frying pan. Cook only until limp. Do not brown or discolor.
2. Deglaze the pan, or remove the onion from the pan and pour sherry, scrapping the pan with a wooden spoon to dissolve the brown, toasted onions.
3. Mix the onions, the sherry, nutmeg, salt, pepper and heavy cream together and place in a baking dish. Top with the Swiss and then Parmesan or Romano.
4. Bake at 350 until top is a bit brown and bubbling, 15 - 20 minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com