vidalia onion done paula dean's way. ..yummy!!!

mad max beyond eggdome

we were watching paula dean yesterday, and she was doing up a vidalia onion on the grill . .. .looked good, so i tried it last night, and WOW, was it ever delicious. .. [p]take a vidalia onion, cut the top and bottome off, peel it, quarter it (but not all the way through so it stays in one piece).. .take one beef bullion cube and stick down in the center of the onion. . .put a big pad of butter on top of the onion. ..wrap it in aluminum foil (i left it a little loose on top so it would get a little smoke). ..i was roasting a couple of beer butt chickens at 350 degrees on the grid over inverted plate setter, so i just put the onion right there with the chickens for about 1 hour). ...[p]OMG, it was good. ..tender as could be and sweet as candy with a nice little 'beefy' taste from the bullion cube. . . .i'll be doing this one the rest of vidalia onion season . .. .

eggor

max, didn't i just read that technique here on the forum in just the last week or so?[p]Scott

mad max beyond eggdome

eggor,
gee, i don't know, i might have missed it. .. nothing really too special about it though, so i'm sure its similar/same as what others do. ..it sure was good though. ..

Car Wash Mike

mad max beyond eggdome,[p]This is where I found out to do them that way. They are tasty. I also used a large pat of butter and Raging River on one.[p]Mike

[ul][li]Vidalia recipes[/ul]

mad max beyond eggdome

Car Wash Mike,
thanks. .. there are some great recipes there!! . . .i guess a lot of folks have that same basic recipe for baking one. ...i was looking at their vidalion onion pie recipe, and i bet it would be better, instead of sauteing the onin in butter on the stove, go ahead and do it in the egg first, then use it for the pie. ..bet that would really be outstanding!! . .

RRP

mad max beyond eggdome,
could be - however the next time I make the pie version I'm planning to substitute French onion dip for the sour cream. I found the pie was very tasty with the sauted onions, albeit a tad tart.

Toy Man

The technique has been around 'forever' - well at least since 1996 when I started reading the old BBQ list.[p]Try some adding some balsamic vinegar also.[p]Toy Man

mad max beyond eggdome

Toy Man,
gotcha. . .i know the basic recipe had been around a long time. ..first time i'd heard of adding the bullion cube. . .i'll give the vinager a try next time as well (do you add that as well as the bullion and butter?) ....[p]thx[p]max

YB

mad max beyond eggdome,
We have been cooking them like this for about 20 years....They are really good.
Larry

mad max beyond eggdome

YB,
well, just goes to show how out of it i am. .heee. ..[p]so, how did the geezer's weekend go?? . . bet you all had a good time. ..[p]hi to the family!!!

YB

mad max beyond eggdome,
We really had a good time and had some great food.
Larry

Toy Man

Yep - add it all in. I usually tend to leave the Balsamic out anymore but it is a different taste and quite a few people like it.[p]Toy Man

bigmikej

mad max beyond eggdome,
I usually add some S&P and red wine to the butter and boullion cube. Melts in your mouth and you really can't over cook them. they just get softer & sweeter!

egghead2004

bigmikej,
I just did one last night for the first time. I cooked it for 1 hour @ 350, it could have gone longer. Next time it will be 1.5 hours. Your suggestion to add red wine has been noted and it will be added next time.