Roasted Sweet Onion with Bacon Frisee and Parmesan Recipe
Ingredients
| Smoked bacon - 4 slices, cut in 1/2 inch pieces | ||
| Garlic | 8 Clove (5gm) | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Fennel bulb | 1 | |
| Red bell pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Thyme | 1 Tablespoon, finely chopped | |
| Salt | 1 To taste | |
| Pepper | 1 To taste | |
| Sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar - 2 tablespoons | ||
| White onions | 3 Small, peeled | |
| Frisee lettuce - as required | ||
| Parmesan cheese | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), finely grated | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
MAKING
2) In a large skillet, saute the bacon over a medium heat, until half cooked.
3) Drain off the excess fat from the skillet.
4) Add whole garlic cloves, olive oil, fennel strips, red pepper strips and thyme into the skillet.
5) Season with the salt and pepper to taste.
6) Stir continuously and saute for 2 minutes.
7) Stir in the vinegar and cook another 1 to 2 minutes.
8) Place 6 about 8-inch square pieces of aluminum foil on a work surface.
9) Place an onion half with cut side up in the center of each foil.
10) Spoon the fennel-red pepper mixture evenly over the onions.
11) Wrap up tightly and place the packets on a baking sheet.
FINALIZING
12) Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the onions are tender.
13) Line 6 salad plates with frisee lettuce leaves.
14) Unwrap the foil packets and arrange the vegetables and any juices from the packet over the lettuce.
SERVING
15) Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve the Roasted Sweet Onion with Bacon Frisee and Parmesan immediately.
1) Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
MAKING
2) In a large skillet, saute the bacon over a medium heat, until half cooked.
3) Drain off the excess fat from the skillet.
4) Add whole garlic cloves, olive oil, fennel strips, red pepper strips and thyme into the skillet.
5) Season with the salt and pepper to taste.
6) Stir continuously and saute for 2 minutes.
7) Stir in the vinegar and cook another 1 to 2 minutes.
8) Place 6 about 8-inch square pieces of aluminum foil on a work surface.
9) Place an onion half with cut side up in the center of each foil.
10) Spoon the fennel-red pepper mixture evenly over the onions.
11) Wrap up tightly and place the packets on a baking sheet.
FINALIZING
12) Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the onions are tender.
13) Line 6 salad plates with frisee lettuce leaves.
14) Unwrap the foil packets and arrange the vegetables and any juices from the packet over the lettuce.
SERVING
15) Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese and serve the Roasted Sweet Onion with Bacon Frisee and Parmesan immediately.
Chef
