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Rustic Melted-Onion and Cheese Picnic Pie Recipe

Rustic Melted-Onion and Cheese Picnic Pie Recipe

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Rustic Melted-Onion and Cheese Picnic Pie

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Ingredients:

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2 -4 tbsp olive oil
1 3/4 lbs sweet onions (about 875 g weighed after peeling)
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp brown sugar
4 anchovy fillets (don'tsp rinse)
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
3 tbsp fresh thyme
3/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped and loosely measured
14 oz puff pastry, ready-made
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 lb camembert cheese
1/2 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
1/2 cup dried breadcrumbs
salt ( if needed)

Directions:

Use a glass or other ovenproof pie dish for this dish.
Peel and slice the onions very thinly. If you have a mandoline, use that to slice the onions.
Fry the onions in a pot (a pan/skillet might be too shallow). Use only a low-to-medium heat. You can put the lid on the pot. Stir occasionally, and cook the onions for 40 minutes, or until they are very soft and melting . (Decide how much olive oil you need) Sweet onions are nicest, but red onions are also great, and will just cause more eye-watering!
Add the balsamic vinegar and the sugar, and stir well. Cook a little longer.
Please do not leave out the anchovy fillets if you dislike them. Anchovies have the unique ability to disappear into a dish and only add a subtle completely non-fishy flavour - honestly! Chop or break up those anchovies finely, (no need to rinse them), and stir. They will dissolve and disappear into the onion mixture.
Sprinkle over the nutmeg, add the thyme or rosemary (or both), and the parsley, and stir into the onions. If liquid has formed at the bottom, turn heat higher, stir, and cook off the excess liquid.
Pull off the heat and leave.
While the onions are cooking, beat the eggs and roll out the pastry.
Roll the pastry (cold!) thinner. Use flour or cornflour on your counter or wherever you roll out the pastry, and if necessary flour your rolling pin. In South Africa shop-bought puff pastry comes in 400 g rolls, so all of it has to be defrosted: keep the cuttings for another purpose or chuck away.
Heat oven to 400 deg F or 200 deg Celsius.
Line the tart plate with the pastry, and crimp the edges neatly.
Paint the pastry with some of the beaten egg, concentrating on the edges. If this job is finished long before the onions are ready, put the prepared plate in the fridge to keep cool.
When the onions are ready, scrape them into another bowl and stir to cool them.
If using Brie or Camembert, cut it up into bite-sized chunks and spread on the bottom of the pastry.
Add the rest of the beaten eggs to the onion mixture, then spread it over the cheese. Sprinkle with the pepper and the breadcrumbs.
If using feta cheese, put the onion-egg mixture in first, then crumble the feta over the top, and top with pepper and breadcrumbs.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Lower the heat to 350°F/180°C after the first 15 minutes.
*Don't add extra salt unless the final mixture tastes too bland. The anchovies and feta are both salty. Do remember that Brie or Camembert is preferable if you can serve this pie soon after it is ready, because if these cheeses cool down completely, they can become rubbery.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	640.29 Kcal (2681 kJ)
Calories from fat	387.37 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	43.04g	66%
Cholesterol	81.77mg	27%
Sodium	558.31mg	23%
Potassium	361.97mg	8%
Total Carbs	48.1g	16%
Sugars	10.43g	42%
Dietary Fiber	3.46g	14%
Protein	16.28g	33%
Vitamin C	19.2mg	32%
Iron	3.2mg	18%
Calcium	215.8mg	22%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	210.28 Kcal (880 kJ)
Calories from fat	127.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.14g	66%
Cholesterol	26.85mg	27%
Sodium	183.35mg	23%
Potassium	118.87mg	8%
Total Carbs	15.8g	16%
Sugars	3.42g	42%
Dietary Fiber	1.14g	14%
Protein	5.34g	33%
Vitamin C	6.3mg	32%
Iron	1mg	18%
Calcium	70.9mg	22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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