Four onion gratin is a classic French dish that is both comforting and elegant. It is made with layers of thinly sliced onions, cheese, and a rich broth. The onions are caramelized until they are soft and sweet, and the cheese is melted and bubbly. Four onion gratin can be served as an appetizer or main course, and it is sure to impress your guests. There are many different recipes for four onion gratin, but they all share a few key ingredients.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FOUR-ONION GRATIN
Leeks, shallots, onions and garlic combine to make a rich, delicious side dish. You can use jarred baby onions at step #3 and just not cook them for the additional 10 minutes as they are not frozen. This dish can be made a day ahead, just bring to room temperature before baking. One last thing, fresh grated Parmesan cheese is good on top along with the bread crumbs but is optional!
Provided by Juenessa
Categories Low Protein
Time 1h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat.
- Add leeks, large onions, shallots and garlic and sauté until all are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Add baby onions and cook 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
- Mix in 2 cups whipping cream.
- Boil until cream is thickened to sauce consistency, about 10 minutes.
- Transfer vegetable-cream mixture to 6-cup shallow baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Sprinkle breadcrumbs over onion mixture.
- Bake until breadcrumbs are golden brown and onion mixture bubbles, about 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.5, Fat 28.2, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 96.8, Sodium 94.7, Carbohydrate 25.2, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 6.7, Protein 3.9
FOUR-ONION GRATIN
Provided by Lynn Hagee
Categories Dairy Onion Side Bake Casserole/Gratin Fall Bon Appétit St. Louis Missouri
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks, large onions, shallots and garlic and sauté until all are tender, about 20 minutes. Add baby onions and cook 10 minutes longer, stirring occasionally. Mix in 2 cups whipping cream. Boil until cream is thickened to sauce consistency, about 10 minutes. Transfer vegetable-cream mixture to 6-cup shallow baking dish. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Return mixture to room temperature before continuing.)
- Preheat oven to 425°F Sprinkle breadcrumbs over onion mixture. Bake until breadcrumbs are golden brown and onion mixture bubbles, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley.
CREAMED ONION GRATIN
This Creamed Onion Gratin is one of those timeless recipes that will always have a place at the Southern holiday table. If you've planned ahead, you already stored your surplus of spring Vidalia's to enjoy throughout the year. If not, any sweet onion will do. First, the onions are slowly caramelized to bring out (even more of) their ultra sweet flavor, and laced with sherry to add another dimension of taste. The tender onions are then tossed in a rich and creamy cheese sauce and topped with buttery panko crumbs. The results are baked into a bubbling golden brown casserole so good you'll want to eat it straight from the pan with a spoon.
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h30m
Yield s: 6 - 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease a gratin dish or medium casserole.
- Cut off the root and tip of the onions. Slice in half length-wise and peel. Lay the cut-side of the onion down and slice length-wise into thick wedges.
- In a Dutch oven or heavy pot, melt two tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and caramelized, about 40 minutes. Add the sherry and simmer until it evaporates. Remove the onions from the pan and pour through a fine mesh sieve. Let them drain while making the bechamel sauce. (Draining the onions prevents a runny gratin because the onions will continue to release more liquid in the oven.)
- In the same Dutch oven, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour and cook for one minute. Add the scalded milk and cook, whisking constantly, until the sauce is very thick. Remove from the heat. Fold in the Gruyere and stir until completely melted. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the onions to the cheese sauce and toss to thoroughly coat. Pour the onion mixture into the gratin dish.
- Melt the remaining tablespoon of butter and toss with the panko crumbs. Sprinkle over the top of the onions and bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve warm.
ONION-PARMESAN GRATIN
Steps:
- Slice the onions in half lengthwise. Place, cut side down, on a cutting board and slice crosswise into very thin slices, and set aside.
- In a large, nonstick skillet, combine the butter, cloves, onions, thyme and salt. Cover and cook over very low heat until the onions are very soft, about 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Transfer the onion mixture to a gratin dish and smooth it with the back of a spoon. The recipe can be prepared several hours in advance up to this point. Cover and store at room temperature.
- Preheat the broiler. In a small bowl, combine the egg yolks and cream and whisk together well. Stir in the cheese. Pour the mixture over the onions in the baking dish. Place the baking dish under the broiler about 2 inches from the heat. Broil until the top is sizzling and golden, about 1 to 2 minutes. Serve immediately as a vegetable course or as an accompaniment to meat dishes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 219, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 15 grams, Fat 15 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 433 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ONIONS AU GRATIN
Most everyone cooks with onions, but few think of serving them as a vegetable side dish. My family really loves this recipe.-Christine Halandras, Meeker, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut onions into 1/2-in. slices; saute in butter until tender. Place in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , In a small bowl, stir the flour, broth, cream, salt and pepper until smooth; pour over onions. Sprinkle with cheeses. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is golden brown and mixture is bubbly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 303mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
ONION GRATIN
After looking at the kind review of Chef#296809, I have revised it and made it myself. A recipe adapted from the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association but with quite a few changes. The directions do not include the time to make the hard boiled eggs. If you love cooked onion, I hope you give this a try! DH and I think it is delicious. And a great way to use those leftover hard boiled eggs and bacon.
Provided by WiGal
Categories Onions
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large size heavy skillet melt the butter and cook the onions over medium heat until soft, between 15 and 20 minutes, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon. You do NOT want the onions to be crunchy later.
- Add flour, stirring, and cook about 1 minute.
- Gradually stir in milk and cook 4 minutes; add cream, salt, and pepper.
- Remove skillet from stove top and set aside to cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 400*F.
- When oven is pre-heated, taste sauce and adjust with more salt and pepper to suit your taste preferences (I like to add quite a bit more pepper).
- After taste adjustment, add 1 beaten egg to the cooled onion mixture and whisk thoroughly to combine.
- Pour the onion sauce into a lightly sprayed pie dish.
- Cover with layer of egg slices and sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake until lightly browned, about 15 minutes-depends upon your oven.
- Top with bacon crumbles.
- Allow to set for 5 minutes so that it will set up and be easier to plate.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 285.6, Fat 20.3, SaturatedFat 11, Cholesterol 176.6, Sodium 392.1, Carbohydrate 13, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 3.8, Protein 13.3
HEARTY ONION SOUP GRATIN
There may be no better companion on a cold winter day thanthis comforting soup. The flavor depends on rich beef stock, so try making your own, or use best-quality store-bought stock. Recipe and image reprinted with permission from "Tartine Bread," by Chad Robertson, with photographs by Eric Wolfinger.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 1h5m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet over mediumheat. Cook onions untilsoft and translucent, about 8 minutes.Reduce heat to low. Addthyme, and cook, stirring occasionally,until onions are deepgolden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.Season with salt and pepper.
- Preheat broiler with rack about6 inches from heat source.Bring beef stock to a boil. Addcarrots and turnips. Reduceheat, and simmer, covered, untilvegetables are almost tender,about 5 minutes.
- Divide vegetables evenlyamong 4 ovenproof bowls usinga slotted spoon. Divide onionsamong bowls. Add 1 bay leaf toeach. Set bowls on a rimmedbaking sheet. Divide hot stockamong bowls.
- Top each with 1 slice of bread,then 2 slices of cheese. Broiluntil cheese is golden and bubbling,about 5 minutes. Transferto 4 serving bowls if desired.
FRENCH ONION SOUP GRATINEE
About as good as it gets! This is the version of French Onion Soup that people seek when they go to restaurants. I have been making it for 30 years and it never fails to please. It makes an exquisite presentation, too!
Provided by Jersey Tomato
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Onion Soup Recipes French Onion Soup Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in salt, red onions and sweet onions. Cook 35 minutes, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized and almost syrupy.
- Mix chicken broth, beef broth, red wine and Worcestershire sauce into pot. Bundle the parsley, thyme, and bay leaf with twine and place in pot. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove and discard the herbs. Reduce the heat to low, mix in vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep over low heat to stay hot while you prepare the bread.
- Preheat oven broiler. Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and broil 3 minutes, turning once, until well toasted on both sides. Remove from heat; do not turn off broiler.
- Arrange 4 large oven safe bowls or crocks on a rimmed baking sheet. Fill each bowl 2/3 full with hot soup. Top each bowl with 1 slice toasted bread, 2 slice Gruyere cheese and 1/4 of the Asiago or mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle a little bit of paprika over the top of each one.
- Broil 5 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown. As it softens, the cheese will cascade over the sides of the crock and form a beautifully melted crusty seal. Serve immediately!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 617.8 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 113.9 mg, Fat 35.9 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 29.7 g, SaturatedFat 20.8 g, Sodium 3335.7 mg, Sugar 10.6 g
ONION GRATIN
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a large pot of boiling water, blanch the onions to begin cooking and remove the skins.
- (Blanch small pearl onions for 3 minutes; if unavailable, use walnut-size onions and blanch for 5 minutes).
- Drain, refresh in ice cold water and drain again.
- Squeeze the root end to \"pop\" onion out of its skin.
- Combine cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Put onions in buttered gratin dish and pour cream mixture over them.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 350.
- Bake until browned and bubbly.
CARROTS AND ONIONS AU GRATIN
This is my mother-in law's recipe. She serves it at Christmas time and it is delicious. If you are looking for ways to get your family to eat more vegetables try this out!
Provided by JENEMMA
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Onion
Time 45m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place carrots and onions in a pot with enough lightly salted water to cover, and bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender but firm. Drain, and spread 1/2 the carrots and onions in a baking dish. Cover with 3/4 cup cheese, layer with remaining carrots and onions, and top with remaining cheese.
- In a saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons butter and mix in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk until thickened, and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the carrots, onions, and cheese in the baking dish.
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a small pot, and mix in bread crumbs. Sprinkle evenly in the baking dish.
- Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 225.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 33.8 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 7.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 436.4 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
GRATIN OF ONIONS
Steps:
- In a large saucepan mix together the onions, stock, grits, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and cook gently for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring the mixture two or three times to prevent it from sticking to the pan, until the onions and grits are very tender.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Butter a 6-cup gratin dish with about 1/4 teaspoon of the butter and add the remainder of the butter to the onion mixture. Using a hand blender or a food processor, puree the onion-and-grits mixture until it is smooth, and then pour it into the prepared dish. Sprinkle with the cheese.
- Place the gratin in the oven for about 15 minutes if the mixture is still warm when it goes into the oven, or about 30 minutes if the mixture has cooled. If the top needs additional browning, place the gratin under a hot broiler for a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 261, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 32 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 744 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Choose the right onions: Yellow onions are the most commonly used in French onion soup, but you can also use white or red onions. Sweet onions, such as Vidalia onions, can also be used to add a touch of sweetness to the soup.
- Caramelize the onions slowly and patiently: This is the key step in making French onion soup. The onions should be cooked over low heat until they are golden brown and very soft. This can take up to an hour, but it's worth it.
- Use a good quality beef broth: The broth is the base of the soup, so it's important to use a good quality broth. You can use homemade beef broth or a good quality store-bought broth.
- Don't be afraid to add your own personal touches: French onion soup is a classic dish, but there are many ways to customize it to your own taste. You can add different herbs, spices, or even different types of cheese.
Conclusion:
French onion soup is a delicious and comforting soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It's also a relatively easy soup to make, although it does take some time to caramelize the onions. But the results are worth it! If you're looking for a new soup to try, I highly recommend French onion soup.
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