No desire to cook? Then you have to try the baked onion recipe!

Baked onions: a side dish that melts in your mouth, very simple to make. Here is the recipe and step-by-step preparation tips!

Are you looking for a very simple side dish to make, which goes well with many different dishes? The recipe that best meets your needs is certainly that of baked onions. There are very few steps, you just need to have some time (cooking takes quite a long time).

After having blanched them, you have to arrange the onions on a pan and bake them for an hour; for an extra touch, you can add a gratin made with breadcrumbs and cheese.

So let's see how to cook white onions in the oven, the variations and our best advice !

Preparation of baked onions

1. The first thing to do is peel the onions, carve a cross on the top and boil them whole for 10 minutes in boiling water .
2. Drain and cut them in half , being careful not to burn yourself.
3. Arrange them in a baking dish with the cut half facing up and salt and pepper to taste.
4. Wet them with a drizzle of oil and put them in a preheated oven for about 1 hour at 180°C . The time they have to stay in the oven is quite long but in the end it will be worth it: they will be so tender that they will melt in your mouth.
5. Halfway through cooking, sprinkle the surface with breadcrumbs and if you notice that they risk burning, cover them with aluminum foil .

While the onions are cooking you can dedicate yourself to preparing your main course : this dish goes perfectly with roasts, stews, but also fish and meatloaf . Enjoy your meal!

Preparation of grated onions

To make this recipe more delicious, you can make a gratin: prepare a mixture of breadcrumbs and grated cheese (150 grams of both should be enough); sprinkle it on the onions, which also in this case must be cut in half . Always bake for about 1 hour at 180°C.

In this case, we recommend covering the pan with aluminum foil for the first half hour of cooking, so you don't risk burning the gratin. For the last 5 minutes, raise the oven temperature to maximum, and put it in grill mode ; keep an eye on the onions so they don't burn.

Variations, advice and conservation

You can choose the variety you prefer: baked onions (such as Borettane onions) will cook in half the time, but they are not recommended for gratin cooking because they are very small .

To eliminate the smell , you can follow a very simple grandmother's trick: leave the onions in water for an hour before proceeding with the actual preparation.

Keep this dish in the fridge, in an airtight container , for a couple of days.

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