Prepare to experience culinary bliss with our comprehensive guide to crafting the ultimate "Onions au Gratin with Parmesan and Sherry". This classic French dish is a symphony of flavors, showcasing caramelized onions bathed in a velvety sauce, topped with a golden-brown crust of melty Parmesan cheese. As the aroma of roasted onions fills your kitchen, you'll be transported to a cozy Parisian bistro. So, let's embark on a journey of flavors and create a dish that will delight your taste buds and impress your dinner guests.
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
SWEET ONION POTATOES AU GRATIN
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a small skillet with the butter over medium heat. Add the onions, season with salt ground thyme, bay leaf and cook until very soft and sweet and lightly caramelized, 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and discard the bay leaf.
- While the onions cook, put the potatoes in a medium pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, then salt the water and cook to tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain and return the potatoes to the hot pot. Mash the potatoes with the cream and Parmesan and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Preheat the broiler.
- Arrange the mashed potatoes in individual gratin dishes or 1 shallow casserole. Top the potatoes with the onions and Gruyere cheese. Put them on a sheet pan and brown under a hot broiler until bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve hot.
PARMESAN-CRUSTED AU GRATIN POTATOES AND ONION
Potatoes and onions mixed with a creamy cheese sauce and baked with a crispy cheese topping.
Provided by Tom Paull
Categories Side Dish Potato Side Dish Recipes Potatoes Au Gratin Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until just beginning to soften, 15 to 20 minutes; drain.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add flour and whisk until the mixture thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour milk and heavy cream into the saucepan; cook and stir until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Melt Cheddar and Asiago cheese into the butter mixture; cook while stirring continually until the mixture is smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
- Layer about half the sliced potatoes into the bottom of the baking dish. Top the potatoes with sweet onion slices and green onions; pour about 1/3 of the cheese sauce over the onions. Arrange the remaining potato slices into the dish; pour remaining cheese sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and crushed crackers over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until hot in the center and beginning to brown at the edge, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle parsley over the top of the dish to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 96.2 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 19.1 g, Sodium 455.8 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
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.
PARMESAN ONION BAKE
Dinner guests in my home know to expect the unexpected! I love experimenting with unusual combinations of ingredients. This cheesy onion bake adds flair to a meal. -Linda Vail, Ballwin, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute onions and celery in 3 tablespoons butter until tender; drain and set aside. , In a saucepan, melt the remaining butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Pour over vegetables; toss to coat. , Pour into an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and pecans. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, Fat 19g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 40mg cholesterol, Sodium 512mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 6g protein.
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
BAKED ONIONS AU GRATIN
Steps:
- In two batches, saute the onions in the butter in a large frying pan. Cook only until limp. Do not brown or discolor. Deglaze the pan, or remove the onion from the pan and pour in sherry, scraping the pan with a wooden spoon to dissolve the brown, toasted onion.
- Mix the onions, the sherry, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and heavy cream together and place in a baking dish. Top with the Swiss cheese and then the parmesan or Romano.
- Bake at 375 until the top is a bit brown and all is bubbling hot, 15 to 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
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.
PARMESAN-CRUSTED AU GRATIN POTATOES AND ONION
Potatoes and onions mixed with a creamy cheese sauce and baked with a crispy cheese topping.
Provided by Tom Paull
Categories Potatoes Au Gratin
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with water; add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until just beginning to soften, 15 to 20 minutes; drain.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add flour and whisk until the mixture thickens, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour milk and heavy cream into the saucepan; cook and stir until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Melt Cheddar and Asiago cheese into the butter mixture; cook while stirring continually until the mixture is smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes. Season the sauce with salt and pepper.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
- Layer about half the sliced potatoes into the bottom of the baking dish. Top the potatoes with sweet onion slices and green onions; pour about 1/3 of the cheese sauce over the onions. Arrange the remaining potato slices into the dish; pour remaining cheese sauce over the potatoes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and crushed crackers over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until hot in the center and beginning to brown at the edge, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle parsley over the top of the dish to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 507.3 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 96.2 mg, Fat 31 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 17.1 g, SaturatedFat 19.1 g, Sodium 455.8 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
FRUGAL GOURMET'S BAKED ONIONS AU GRATIN
Make and share this Frugal Gourmet's Baked Onions Au Gratin recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Queen Dana
Categories Onions
Time 20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In two batches, sauté the onion in the butter in a large frying pan. Cook only until limp. Do not brown or discolor.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bake at 350 until top is a bit brown and bubbling, 15 - 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140.6, Fat 8.5, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 26.8, Sodium 93.7, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 4.9, Protein 4.4
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
ONION PARMESAN GRATIN
Make and share this Onion Parmesan Gratin recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Onions
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice the onions in half lenghwise, then cut crosswise into thin slices.
- In a large skillet melt butter, then add in onions, thyme, cloves, pepper and salt; cover with lid and saute until the onions are very soft (about 10-12 minutes) adjust the salt to taste (do not add in too much salt as the Parmesan is salty!).
- Transfer the onions to a buttered gratin dish or small casserole dish and smooth it out with a spoon.
- At this point you can cover and let sit at room temperature to broil later.
- Preheat the broiler.
- In a small bowl whisk together egg yolks and whipping cream, the stir in Parmesan cheese.
- Pour the mixture over the onions in the baking dish.
- Place under the broiler (about 2-inches from heat).
- Broil until the top is golden.
- Serve immediately.
Tips:
- Choose the right onions: Yellow onions are the most commonly used for this dish, but you can also use white or red onions. Make sure the onions are firm and have no blemishes.
- Slice the onions thinly: This will help them cook evenly and caramelize nicely.
- Use a good quality cheese: Gruyère, Parmesan, and Emmental are all great choices for this dish. Make sure the cheese is freshly grated for the best flavor.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: If you're cooking a lot of onions, cook them in batches so that they have room to caramelize.
- Cook the onions slowly: This will allow them to caramelize and develop a deep, rich flavor.
- Add the sherry at the end of cooking: This will prevent the alcohol from evaporating.
- Serve the onions au gratin immediately: They are best enjoyed hot and gooey.
Conclusion:
Onions au gratin is a classic French dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is simple to make and can be tailored to your own taste. Whether you like your onions sweet or savory, there is a recipe out there for you. So next time you're looking for a side dish that is both delicious and impressive, give onions au gratin a try. You won't be disappointed!
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