Delicious caramelised onion pasta! Spotted a recipe by @dr.vegan and had to give my twist a go. Really simple, hearty and tasty 😋 Enjoy!! Chris x
CARAMELISED ONION PASTA | Serves 4
INGREDIENTS
1lb / 500g White Onions, thinly sliced (approx 3 large)
1/4 cup / 60ml Olive Oil
2 tbsp Balsamic Glaze
1/4 tsp EACH: Salt, Black Pepper (plus more to taste)
1 bulb of Garlic
12.3oz / 350g Farfalle
125g / 4.4oz Sun Dried Tomatoes, diced
1 small bunch of Fresh Basil, finely diced (1 small bunch is 30g/1oz)
150g / 5.3oz Mascarpone
30g / 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more to serve if desired
METHOD
1️⃣Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
2️⃣In a large baking dish (mine is 12x9”) toss the onion, oil, balsamic glaze, salt & pepper. Cover with foil & bake for 1 hour & 10-15mins, or until the onions are very soft, sticky & sweet. Take them out a couple of times during to toss (this is important to release steam and prevent the ones on the outside from burning).
3️⃣Slice the tip of the garlic to expose the cloves then drizzle with oil. Wrap in foil then roast for 1 hour, or until deep golden, sticky & soft. Check progress after 45-50mins.
4️⃣Towards the end of baking, add the pasta to salted boiling water & cook until al dente. Drain, reserving a cup of the pasta water.
5️⃣When the baking dish is freshly hot out the oven, squeeze the garlic into the onions & mash it up, then mix in the sun dried tomatoes & mascarpone alongside a splash of pasta water. Stir in the cooked pasta then stir in parmesan & basil, using more pasta water to thin out at any point if needed.
6️⃣Season with a good pinch of salt & pepper to bring out the best in this simple sauce (work to taste), then serve up with more parmesan if desired!
*Low and slow is key to enhance the natural sweetness of the onion and garlic. Don’t rush this process, otherwise they will both be too pungent. If you notice either starting to burn before they caramelise, just lower the heat slightly. The onions should end up very tender and a little sticky. The garlic should be buttery soft, golden and have a lovely nutty smell to it.
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Comments (14)
I have been cooking the onions in the oven for over two hours and they still will not caramelize. I am about to have a mental break
Finally made this after having it saved for a long time. The pasta has a beautiful, yummy, slightly sweet, savory and cheesy flavor to it. Not very complex, but it works well. I definitely toned back the onions based on some of the comments and added a little heavy cream, so the kids would eat it too. I caramelized the onions in a pot on the stove, instead of a pan in the oven, seemed simpler and quicker. The pasta by itself might be too plain, so I also baked up some chicken that was lightly seasoned and sliced it. The combo was absolutely stunning! Definitely try this one.
We just made this for dinner tonight and HOLY MOLY, it’s incredible
👏👏👏 THANK YOU
I just got done making this for my Christmas Eve dinner the family just killed this and I have to many picky eaters here
Dawg it is not hard to caramelize onions 😭😭😭 stop trying to invent hacks for easy tasks 😭😭😭
@anajb_
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@aj_ajc
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Mascar🐎
Way too many onions
this looks good but you KNOW you'll spend the next 48 hours farting 😂
@mirlaer_19 😍🤩