Caramelized Onion Pie - a pie crust is filled with slowly caramelized onions and lots of cheese in this savory pie for onion lovers.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
2tablespoonsextra virgin olive oil
2 1/2cupsthinly sliced yellow onions
3/4cupheavy cream
3/4cupmilk
3large eggs
salt and pepper as needed
1 1/4cupsgrated provolone cheesedivided
one 9-inch pie crustprebaked in a pie pan
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the onions and sauté, stirring frequently, until caramelized (from 30-45 minutes). Remove the onions from the heat.
Whisk together the cream, milk, eggs, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the onions and 1 cup of the cheese and stir to combine. Pour the mixture evenly into the pie crust. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the pie.
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. If the crust starts to get too brown, cover it with foil. Remove the pie from the oven to cool on a wire rack.
Let the pie cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting.