Caramelized Onion Kugel Food

BROWNED ONION KUGELS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Cook noodles in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente, about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and rinse under cold water, then drain well.
• Melt butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat and brush muffin cups with some of butter. Add onions to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until well browned, about 20 minutes. Transfer onions to a large bowl and stir in noodles, sour cream, cottage cheese, and poppy seeds. Lightly beat eggs with salt and pepper, then stir into noodle mixture until combined well.
• Divide mixture among muffin cups and bake until puffed and golden, 20 to 25 minutes. Loosen edges of kugels with a thin knife and cool kugels in pan 5 minutes before serving.

LACY POTATO KUGEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• Saute diced onion until nicely caramelized and golden.
• While onion is caramelizing, grate potatoes using the fine (smallest holes) disc in the food processor.
• Squeeze out liquid and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Process onions (don't change the blade) and pour the onion pulp and juices into the bowl with the potatoes.
• Stir in eggs, 5 tbsp. oil, salt, pepper and caramelized onions.
• Sprinkle starch on top.
• Pour boiling water over starch and stir thoroughly.
• Pour 1/4 cup of oil into a 9x13 baking pan and heat in oven for about a minute. Do not allow oil to burn.
• Carefully pour mixture into pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, reduce heat to 400 degrees and bake for 40 minutes or until the top is a deep golden brown.

CARAMELIZED ONION KUGEL RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 X 13 baking dish with non stick spray and set aside. Chop up the onions. Heat up the canola oil in a large saute pan. Cook the onions in the saute pan, over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden brown. This could take up to 40 minutes. In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients (the butter will melt easily if it is stirred into the noodles while they are still hot). Mix well. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 - 60 minutes, until the top is golden brown.