Jan 22, 2008
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Onions Baked with Rosemary and Cream

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Onions Baked with Rosemary and Cream Credit: Brian Doben
SERVES 6

Adding cream at the last minute softens the rosemary's pungency.

6 large yellow onions, unpeeled
2 cups chicken stock
3–4 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Leaves from 3–4 branches
Rosemary, chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream

1. Preheat oven to 425°. Slice about 1/4" off the bottoms and tops of the onions so that they will sit upright; then slice in half crosswise. Arrange onions skin side down (cut side up) in a baking dish.

2. Pour chicken stock over and around the onions in baking dish. Drizzle oil over the onions, then liberally season with salt and pepper. Scatter rosemary over the onions and into the stock in the baking dish.

3. Transfer baking dish to oven and bake, basting often with the stock, until onions are soft when pierced with the tip of a paring knife and stock has been reduced by about three-quarters, 1–1 1/4 hours.

4. Remove baking dish from oven and pour cream over onions. Return dish to oven and bake until pan juices have thickened slightly and tops of onions have browned, 20–30 minutes more.

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these were lovely. Served as part of my thanksgiving spread.
the onions were meltingly delicious and the CREAM! oh, just beautiful.
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If I used all the butter and cream in my recipes they would be great too, but, I would gain so much weight I couldn't move!

How about a few low or no fat recipes?
I'm with Jeremyah -- no way do I want to cook with a lot of butter and cream! But by cutting the amount of butter or oil in half and substituting evaporated skim milk for heavy cream, I can enjoy the results without packing on the pounds.
These onions were lovely and delicious! For those complaining about the fat content: 1/2 cup of heavy cream has approximately 420 calories. When this is divided between 6 servings it is only 70 calories. While this is a significant portion of your daily fat content, it fits easily into a well balanced diet. Fat is not the cause of poor health and excess weight, imbalance is.
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