Onions Baked in Their Papers
- 4 medium yellow onions (about 2 1/2 inches in diameter)
- 1 12 teaspoons mixed herbs, crushed (such as dried thyme, sage and tarragon leaves)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes or 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine, melted
- 12 cup fresh breadcrumb
- fresh tarragon sprig
- yellow squash, cut into strips
- red bell pepper, cut into strips
- chives
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Line square baking pan with aluminum foil, set aside.
- Slice off stem and root ends of onions.
- Cut 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch cone shaped indentation in the top of each onion with paring knife.
- Set onions in prepared pan on root ends.
- Stir herbs, sugar, salt and red pepper into melted butter.
- Add bred crumbs, mix until blended.
- Spoon equal amounts of crumb mixture into indentations.
- Bake about 1 hour or until fork tender.
- Garnish, as suggested, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
yellow onions, mixed herbs, sugar, salt, red pepper, butter, fresh breadcrumb, tarragon sprig, yellow squash, red bell pepper, chives
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/onions-baked-in-their-papers-18226 (may not work)