Vidalia Onion Pie Recipe 475 Food

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Mix Ritz cracker crumbs and melted butter.
• Press mixture into an 8-inch pie plate.
• Saute onions with 2 T butter until clear, not brown; spoon into pie crust.
• Beat eggs with milk, salt, and pepper and pour over onions.
• Sprinkle with cheese and paprika.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until firm in the center.

VIDALIA ONION PIE WITH BACON AND CHEESE

Steps:

• MAKE THE PASTRY: In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter in until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend in the sour cream. Sprinkle on 1 tablespoon of the water and work it into the dough, adding up to 1 more tablespoon of water to form a dough that can be gathered into a ball. Pat the dough into a disc shape, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a 12-inch circle, then fit it into a 9-inch pie pan. Trim the overhang to an even 1/2-inch all the way around. fold the overhang over and crimp the dough to form a decorative border. Prick the bottom of the crust lightly with a fork. Refrigerate the pie shell for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line the pie shell with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the foil and beans, and bake the pastry for 8 to 10 minutes longer, or until lightly golden. Remove the pie shell from the oven and reduce the the oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• MAKE THE FILLING: In a large skillet, cook the bacon over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Reserving the fat in the skillet, drain the bacon on paper towels; crumble and set aside.
• In the bacon fat, saute the onions over medium heat until softened but not browned, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, sour cream, flour, nutmeg, and pepper.
• Spread the onions evenly over the bottom of the pie shell. Sprinkle the reserved bacon and the cheese evenly on top. Pour the custard mixture into the pie shell and bake for 20 minutes, or until the custard has set and the top is golden brown.
• Serve pie warm, garnished with the parsley.

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Marinate tomatoes in balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.
• In a heavy saucepan on stovetop, saute onions over medium heat in butter and olive oil until transparent. Pour cooked onions into the piecrust and top with pimento cheese. Cover pie with tomatoes, then top with crushed butter crackers and Parmesan.
• Bake for 30 minutes and enjoy!

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet, cook onions in butter for about 10 minutes, or until clear and soft; stir often. Reserve juices.
• In a large bowl, mix onions with eggs and sour cream. Stir in onion juices, butter and cheese. Add salt and pepper and hot sauce to taste. Make sure all ingredients are well blended and then pour into the 2 pie shells.
• Sprinkle grated cheese and paprika on top of pies. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes. Lower temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 30 to 40 minutes, or until lightly browned on top. Let cool for a few minutes to settle before slicing.

CHEESY VIDALIA ONION AND TOMATO PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface to fit a deep 9 or 10-inch pie pan. Place the pastry in the pie pan and crimp edges decoratively. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes, then line with aluminum foil. Fill with pie weights and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Remove foil and pie weights, and return to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool. Crack the egg in a small bowl, reserving yolk for the filling, separately. Lightly beat the egg white with a fork, then brush the surface of pie crust with a light coating of egg white and allow to cool.
• Slice the tomatoes, discarding the stem and root ends, into 1/4-inch slices and lightly season with the salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle about 1/3 of the bread crumbs in the bottom of the pie crust. In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise with the reserved egg yolk and stir until smooth. Place a layer of tomatoes in the bottom of the piecrust over the breadcrumbs, using about half of the tomatoes, then top with half of the sliced onions. Drizzle with half of the mayonnaise mixture, half of the thyme and basil, half of the fontina and half of the mozzarella cheeses. Top with half of the remaining breadcrumbs then top with the remaining tomato slices, remaining onions, remaining fontina and mozzarella, remaining mayonnaise mixture, and remaining thyme and basil. Top with the remaining bread crumbs and drizzle with the olive oil. cover with the Parmesan cheese, place in the oven and bake until bubbly hot and golden brown, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing and serving. Serve warm or at room temperature.
• 2 teaspoons Essence, recipe follows
• In the bowl of a food processor combine flour, Essence, salt, and butter and process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While the motor is running, add water in increments until dough comes together to form a ball. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat disc. Refrigerate overnight or at least one hour.
• Remove from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured surface to desired shape and thickness.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, Published by William Morrow, 1993.

EASY VIDALIA ONION CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 2-qt casserole dish.
• In a large saucepan, melt butter.
• Add onions to pan, over high heat, saute until soft, and just starting to brown, about 20-25 minutes
• Remove from heat.
• Place half of the onions in the baking dish; cover with half the crackers, and half of the Parmesan.
• Repeat to make another layer of onions, crackers and Parmesan Bake, uncovered, until cheese on top is lightly browned, about 25 mins Serve warm.
• Note: if made a day ahead, let cool, and keep refrigerated until time to reheat for serving.
• Delicious!

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix crackers and 4 tablespoons butter in bowl until well blended. Press mixture on bottom and 1 inch up sides of 8-inch pie plate.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add onions and sauté until tender, about 12 minutes. Arrange onions in cracker crust. Beat milk, eggs and salt in medium bowl until blended. Season with pepper. Pour egg mixture over onions in crust. Sprinkle cheese over filling. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake pie until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Garnish with parsley and serve.

VIDALIA ONION AND MUSHROOM PIE

Steps:

• Fit the pastry into a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate, then flute edges as desired; cover with plastic wrap and chill while making the filling.
• In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat; add in the sliced onions with mushrooms; saute for about 15 minutes or until the onions are tender (adding in the garlic if using, the last 3 minutes).
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs with whipping cream, Parmesan cheese, thyme, salt, black pepper and nutmeg.
• Add in the onion/mushroom mixture; stir to combine then spoon into the prepared pie shell.
• Place the pie plate onto a baking sheet.
• Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to bottom position).
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until done.
• Delicious!

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prick pie crust with a fork.
• Melt butter and saute onions until tender, then place in pie crust.
• Mix together remaining ingredients except the bacon and spread over the onions.
• Bake 30 50 c5 minutes.
• Top with bacon and serve.
• Serves 6 to 8.

VIDALIA ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan, and add sliced onions.
• Sautéuntil transparent. Set aside to cool.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese in the bottom of the pie plate.
• Add the cooled onions.
• Mix together eggs, cream, salt and pepper.
• Pour over the onions and top with remaining cheese and chives.
• Bake for 40 - 50 minutes, or until mixture is set.
• Allow to cool slightly before serving.

VIDALIA ONION PIE

Steps:

• cook onion in butter until slightly browned; spoon into pastry shell.
• add milk, 1 1/4 c sour cream. blend flour with 1/4 c sour cream.
• combine egg with mixture; pour over onion mixture; bake in slow oven 325° for 30 minutes or until firm in center. garnish with fried bacon.