Onion pie

[rickell]

I asked my daughter to go help weed the garden Sunday and
she did not pick weeds instead she picked 23 onions.

This inspired me to make my husband an onion pie. Sorta like a quiche but only used two eggs to hold the custard together, cream lots of onions and cream. He loves this, has anyone tried anything similar or with different vegies?

She did stop at 23 onion she only picked about half of the onions thank
God. She loves the garden I think I would pick the good stuff first too.

 

[marmalady]

You did good! Actually, there's an Alsatian onion tart that's very similar to yours, only with the addition of - I think - some gruyere cheese.

 

[XeniA]

Onions and/or leeks and lots of thinly-sliced finocchio (fennel?), then cheese, eggs, cream, and some bacon.

Slimming it's not. Delicious it is!

 

[Snoop Puss]

I make an Alsace onion tart but my version has no gruyere cheese in. A tarte paysanne has gruyere in, but also anchovy fillets so no good for vegetarians. No reason why you shouldn't leave them out, though, and add a bit more salt instead I suppose.

I love onion tart, especially with a generous sprinkling of nutmeg on top.

 

[mudbug]

onions, pie crust, custard - what's not to love?

 

[Ishbel]

I cook the pie crust, but then carefully excise the filling away from the crust... I'm not a great pastry lover

 

[marmalady]

Ishbel - have you ever tried just making the tart w/out a crust at all? We have 'crustless' quiches, so I don't think this would be much different - would be great on top of a salad!

 

[QSis]

Ishbel - have you ever tried just making the tart w/out a crust at all? We have 'crustless' quiches, so I don't think this would be much different - would be great on top of a salad!

marm, could you post a recipe for a crustless onion quiche? I'm doing lo-carb.

Thanks!

Lee

 

[Ishbel]

Marmalady, I hadn't thought of that....! Great idea

 

[marmalady]

Lee - not really a separate recipe. Just use whatever recipe you usually use for a quiche, just don't make the crust. Bake the same way. I use a pyrex pie plate, and butter the sides and bottom a little.

 

[Snoop Puss]

Have you tried making a tian? I've never made one, but as far as I can tell from reading recipes, they are like a vegetably baked custard. Sounds like this might be what you fancy.

 

[marmalady]

Just posted a recipe for vegetable tian here: http://www.discusscooking.com/forums/f18/vegetable-tian-23936.html#post285487

I've never seen a tian that has a custard base in it.

 

[Snoop Puss]

I've just been to look for my recipe book with a few tian recipes in it, but I've lent it to someone. I've scouted around the Web and have come across quite a few tian recipes with no eggs in them and only a few with eggs. Interesting. Till I get my book back, here's a delicious-sounding tian with courgette, spinach, rice and eggs:

http://papillonselect.com/prov/preci.htm

 

[marmalady]

That's what I love about this cooking stuff - ya learn something all the time!

 

[selma]

Actually I have a really good traditional Palestinian recipe for you all to try with onions, this recipe is kind of the "made easily" version opposed to making the pita your self, etc. The recipe is called Musakhan.

Take the onions and cut them in slices, sautee them in olive oil, when they start to carmelize (with the help of some sugar), add some sumac, black pepper, salt and some lemon juice, cook some more. Then add this mixture to the top of store bought pita and bake it till it is hot, and make some baked chicken to accompany it, and its pretty delicious.

Here is the recipe I found online:
http://www.jmcc.org/palculture/recipe.htm#musakhan

 

[Mel!]

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Good afternoon everyone!!

Rickell
That pie sounds delicious.
I know u are asking a question, rather than looking to answer one, but would u please post the onion pie recipe on here. It sounds delicious. And onions are comming to season, in the shops here in Germany. We will soon be able to buy sacks of them, dirt cheaply.
Mel

 

[XeniA]

Again Selma, welcome! I had a feeling I was going to enjoy your presence!

Great recipe and great link.

Can you help with the summac/k? Can I assume it's from the summac tree with the reddish, fuzzy berries? Do you get what you're using that way, or does it come prepared in some way?

I'm also wondering about pomegranate juice referenced in a number of Lebanese recipes. I just heard that's the same as grenadine syrup ... do you know if that's correct?

 

[urmaniac13]

I cook the pie crust, but then carefully excise the filling away from the crust... I'm not a great pastry lover

Cris made a really tasty savoury cake last winter, filled with onions, mashed potatoes, cheeses, eggs and a little pancetta. All he used was thin dust of bread crumbs on the surface to keep it from sticking to the form, no crusts!! Have you tried anything like that? There would be no waste or unnecessary hassle for making the crust for you, if you are interested I will ask him for the detailed instruction

 

[rickell]

Good afternoon everyone!!

Rickell
That pie sounds delicious.
I know u are asking a question, rather than looking to answer one, but would u please post the onion pie recipe on here. It sounds delicious. And onions are comming to season, in the shops here in Germany. We will soon be able to buy sacks of them, dirt cheaply.
Mel

Really not a cut and dry recipe I just sorta made it up from what I
had in fridge.

for one pie slice 5 to 6 large onions saute them in butter until
the are translucent.

bake the empty pie shell for about 7 mins
while baking let the onions cool

beat two eggs about 1 and half cups of cream
bit of mustard and any spices you like with onions.
sometimes i will add a bit of wine to the custard mix

put a layer of swiss first in the semi the cooked pie shell
then some onions more cheese then the rest of the
onions pour the custard in the shell more cheese on
top if you like.

put on a cookie sheet bake roughly 35 min to 45 mins
in a 375 degree oven.

sorry everything is not exact i sorta eyeball this recipe
when i make it.

my hubby loves it

 

[selma]

Again Selma, welcome! I had a feeling I was going to enjoy your presence!

Great recipe and great link.

Can you help with the summac/k? Can I assume it's from the summac tree with the reddish, fuzzy berries? Do you get what you're using that way, or does it come prepared in some way?

I'm also wondering about pomegranate juice referenced in a number of Lebanese recipes. I just heard that's the same as grenadine syrup ... do you know if that's correct?

Ok, I will try to help you out, summac is this dark purple flakey thing, its sourish in flavor, oh wow, I just looked up what it was, and your right it does grow on a better, hahaha... but the kind I am telling you about looks like pepper flakes but is purple in color.

And pomegranite juice is not like grenadine, its awesome, you gotta try it out, its great in salads, and in dolma's... Its like a thick syrup with a heavy pomegranite flavor... Its great... I have friends in athens, I will have to ask them if they can find it there... Ill keep you posted!