Soubise
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 14 cups Spanish onions, 2 cups diced and 12 cups thinly sliced, about 3 pounds in total
- 2 tablespoons thyme leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup short-grained risotto rice, like Arborio
- 1/2 cup grated Gruyere cheese
- 23 cup heavy cream
- Chopped parsley to finish
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven set over medium heat and, when it foams, add the onions, thyme, salt and pepper.
- Cook slowly for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring often and turning the heat down if it threatens to scorch the butter, until the onions are soft and translucent.
- As the onions cook, bring a small pot of water to a boil and add the rice to the pot.
- Cook the rice for 5 or 6 minutes, then drain it.
- Add the rice to the onions and stir to combine.
- Cover the Dutch oven tightly and place it in the oven.
- Allow to cook, undisturbed, for 35 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit for 30 more.
- Before serving, remove the top of the Dutch oven, stir the rice, and place over a medium-low flame to reheat.
- Stir in the cheese and the cream and cook, stirring occasionally, until the dish is hot.
- Add the parsley to serve.
unsalted butter, spanish onions, thyme, kosher salt, shortgrained risotto rice, gruyere cheese, heavy cream, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1014411 (may not work)