Walla Walla Onion Casserole Food

WALLA WALLA ONION RELISH

Steps:

• Chop onions finely by hand or in a food processor.
• Turn out into a glass bowl and add 1/4 cup of salt and allow to stand for 30 minutes to an hour.
• Drain juice from onions and discard.
• Put onions in an enameled or stainless steel pot and add vinegar, turmeric, spices (tied into cheese cloth ball), pimentos and sugar. Bring to a boil and allow to cook until onions are transparent.
• Pack onions and cooking liquid into canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and place lids on jars according to the manufacturer's instructions.
• Process jars in a water bath for 10 minutes or adjusted to your altitude.

WALLA WALLA SWEET ONION-SWISS CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Peel and cut the onions in half and then quarter the halves. Slice the quarters in food processor fitted with slicing disc.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet and saute onions over medium heat until tender.
• Place half the onion mixture into a 1 1/2-quart oven-proof casserole.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of Swiss cheese and 1/2 cup cracker crumbs over onions. Repeat layers of onions and cheese.
• Beat eggs with the half-and-half, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over layered contents of casserole.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in skillet and stir in remaining cracker crumbs. Lightly brown over medium heat. Sprinkle browned crumbs over casserole.
• Bake for 25 minutes.

WALLA-WALLA ONION CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil onion chunks for 15 - 20 minutes; drain and rinse well.
• Melt butter in saucepan on med.
• Stir in flour, broth and milk, stirring until thickened.
• Add onions, salt and pepper.
• Place onion mixture in a 1-1/2 quart casserole dish,.
• top with cheese and cracker crumbs.
• Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.
• Serves 6.

SEARED HALIBUT WITH WALLA WALLA SPRING ONIONS, FAVA BEANS AND SH

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons of the vegetable oil in a heavy saute pan over high heat. Season both sides of the halibut fillets with salt and pepper.
• Once oil is hot, add seasoned halibut. Sear the fish until it's just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes each side, depending on thickness. Remove to a platter and keep warm.
• Add remaining oil to the saute pan and, over medium-high heat, saute onions, garlic, fava beans and shiitake mushrooms until the onions are tender, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add chicken broth, bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Remove from heat and whisk in butter, tarragon and lemon juice, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To serve, place rice in middle of each plate and place halibut fillet on top of rice. Using a slotted spoon, spoon the fava bean and shiitake mixture over the fillets, then drizzle with the pan sauce. Garnish with reserved green onion tops.
• Note: Find Walla Walla spring onions at farmers markets and specialty markets. You can substitute 4 to 6 scallions.
• Note: To blanch and peel fava beans, boil shelled beans for about 50 seconds. Remove beans from pot and immediately plunge into cold water. Drain beans and remove whitish skins, using your fingernail to open the spongy skins, and then pinch the beans free.

UPSIDE DOWN WALLA WALLA ONION CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter a 8x8x2-inch square baking pan.
• In a skillet, melt butter and saute onions until soft and beggining to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon evenly into bottom of baking pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Cut in shortening until well blended.
• Beat egg and milk together and mix with dry ingredients until just blended.
• Pour batter over onions.
• Bake 25-30 minutes.
• Turn out onto serving plate; cut into squares. Serve hot.

OVEN-BAKED WALLA WALLA SWEETS (ONION)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Peel outer dry skin from onion and wash.
• Cut hole in top of onion large enough to put boullion cube and butter.
• Fill with cube with butter then boullion cube or crystals.
• Place onion on aluminum foil and wrap around onion with slight "vent" in top.
• Bake for 1 hour.

WALLA WALLA ONION BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Grease a cookie sheet with shortening or non-stick spray.
• Mix dry ingredients together; cut in shortening.
• Saute onions in butter until translucent. Add to flour mixture with milk. Mix until blended. Form dough into ball.
• Roll out on floured surface about 1/2 inch thick. Cut with biscuit cutter or knife and place on cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes.