Best Nanas Creamed Onions Recipes

MOM'S TRADITIONAL CREAMED ONIONS

Steps:

• Peel onions, and drop into boiling water. Cook until tender. Drain, reserving liquid. Set onions aside while you make the sauce.
• Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour to make a paste. Mix together cooking water and milk. Add milk mixture slowly to the saucepan, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add onions, and transfer to a serving dish.

CREAMED ONIONS

Steps:

• Cook onions in water (enough to cover the onions) until tender; reserve 1/2 cup liquid from the onions, discard the remaining liquid.
• In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter, whisk in flour, slowly add in the cream, and the reserved liquid from the onions; whisk until smooth and thick.
• Add in the cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, salt, pepper and the cayenne pepper; mix until the cheese are melted.
• Add in the onions, mix to combine.
• Transfer to a greased baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the breadcrumbs, melted butter and the 1-2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese; mix to combine.
• Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Cover, and bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes, uncover the last 20 minutes of baking to brown the top.
• Note: If desired, 2-3 cloves fresh minced garlic may be added to the melted butter before whisking in the flour.

CREAMED ONIONS

Steps:

• Fill a large stock pot with water and heat to a rolling boil.
• Add unpeeled onions and blanch for about 3 minutes.
• Drain and allow onions to cool.
• Re-fill stock pot with water and again heat to boiling temperature.
• Peel each onion by cutting the root end, not the tail end) and then squeezing the onion from its skin.
• Add the onions to the boiling water and cook until fork tender but not mushy.
• Meanwhile, stir together all remaining recipe ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until boiling. Continue to cook and stir about one more minute, until sauce has thickened.
• Combine the fork tender cooked onions with the sauce and sprinkle with paprika.

CREAMED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet or Dutch oven, saute onions in butter until tender and golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add flour, salt and pepper to skillet; stir until smooth. Gradually stir in milk until blended., Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to medium. Return onions to the pan; heat through.

GRANDMA'S FAMOUS CREAMED ONIONS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• THAW 1 (14 ounce) bag Bird's Eye Frozen petite Whole Onions; LET drain; MINCE 1/4 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves; GRATE 1/2 cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese; SET aside.
• MELT 2 tablespoons butter in a 1-2 quart saucepan over medium heat; ADD drained onions; RAISE heat to medium-high; STIR onions constantly as they cook, until they begin to caramelize.
• SPRINKLE 2 tablespoons flour over onions; STIR for for 1 minute.
• DEGLAZE onions with 1/3 cup dry white wine; ADD the minced thyme; STIR, scraping the bottom, until wine evaporates.
• REDUCE heat to medium-low.
• ADD 1/3 cup cream or half and half; STIR until sauce is warmed and thickened.
• SEASON sauce with 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard (or prepared horseradish), 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg, 1 pinch ground white pepper, and kosher salt, to taste.
• REMOVE from heat; ADD the grated cheese; STIR until cheese is completely melted.
• GARNISH with thinly snipped chives and SERVE.
• GET READY to melt into your seat after just one taste!

EASY CREAMED ONIONS

Steps:

• Bring water and salt to a boil in a small saucepan; cook onions in the boiling water until just tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup water in saucepan, and return onions to pan. Add butter to onions.
• Mix milk and quick-mixing flour together in a bowl; add to onion mixture. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in more quick-mixing flour if mixture is too thin.