Baked onions with cheesy breadcrumbs
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4 as a side
Ingredients
- 6, trimmed at the root and peeled of skin and first layer onions
- 250ml chicken stock
- a few sprigs thyme
- 50g soft white breadcrumbs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 50g mature cheddar, grated
- 75ml double cream
- 1 tsp English mustard
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the onions into a deep baking dish, season well and pour in the stock. Add the thyme sprigs then cover tightly with a double layer of foil. Put into the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes until the onions are really soft but still holding their shape.
- STEP 2
Mix the breadcrumbs with the oil until fully coated, then mix in the cheddar.
- STEP 3
Remove the foil and heat the grill to high. Whisk together the cream and mustard, then pour into the onion dish. Put a pile of the cheesy breadcrumbs on top of each onion, then grill for 5 minutes or until the cheese and breadcrumbs are browned, and the sauce is bubbling.