Baked onions

Traditionally used inside other recipes, onions can also shine as the star ingredient. These beautiful onions are stuffed with a crumbly mixture of bacon, cheese and breadcrumbs.

Recipe «Baked onions» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 45 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 6 large white onions, unpeeled, 2 bay leaves, 1 tbsp olive oil, 3 rashers short cut bacon, finely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed , 2 tsp chopped thyme leaves, 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs, 2 tbsp goat's cheese, crumbled .

Ingredients:

• 6 large white onions, unpeeled 
• 2 bay leaves 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 3 rashers short cut bacon, finely chopped 
• 1 garlic clove, crushed 
• 2 tsp chopped thyme leaves 
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs 
• 2 tbsp goat's cheese, crumbled 

Instructions

1. Put onions and bay leaves in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and cook for 15 minutes. Drain and leave until cool enough to handle.
2. Peel onions, trim bases and cut off about 2.5 cm from the tops. Remove the inside of the onion, leaving 3 layers of onion as the shell. If a hole appears in the base, lay a slice of onion over it to seal. Chop half of the removed onion flesh finely. Reserve the remainder and use for another recipe.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in a small frying pan and cook onion, bacon, garlic and thyme over medium heat for about 3 minutes until soft and golden. Remove from heat and stir in breadcrumbs and goat's cheese. Mix well.
4. Using a teaspoon, fill onion shells with mixture. Transfer to an ovenproof dish and bake for 25 minutes until golden. Serve with roast chicken, lamb or beef.