Onions

[AnneLovesGilbert]

I’ve got a lot of onions and not a lot else, what do you do to make them shine?

I’ve got bread stuff, red lentils, tinned pulses.

It's got to be french onion soup with crusty bread then!
www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/french/french-onion-soup

Are you just trying to use them up or do you need to turn them into a meal? If the latter, agree with suggestion of things like french onion soup. I had a recipe once for which details are foggy but if I recall it was onion and lentils. You cooked onions slowly for ages until caramelised, then added lentils and various herbs/spices (you could do your own preferences) and cooked. Fairly basic but from memory it worked as a good side dish, or possibly I added some cheese?

If it's just that you need to use them up a) they'll last for ages in a dry dark place. b) they freeze well - chop them and place in freezer bags then just grab a handful whenever you need chopped onions for anything. I keep a bag of (shop bought) chopped onions in freezer and they're super handy when I run out or am just in a huge hurry.

Bread stuff ie flour and yeast but have time to make something.

I’ll have a look at soup, thank you, I’ve never had it because I’m veggie and thought it had to be beefy but might remember that wrong.

I’m after a meal for tonight really, just lacking inspiration and much else fresh though my dry stocks are respectable.

Freezing some is a great idea as I’ve got a lot of them. Just chop, bag up, freeze?

Nigella’s Supper Onion Pie - meant to be Red onions but probably fine with brown

Chop,bag and freeze then cook from frozen.

onion tart
I'm sort sad I only have one onion now.

The supper pie looks incredible, and easy! Thank you. I make a red onion tarts tartin that someone recommended on here ages ago but it needs puff and I don’t have any. The scone dough looks a doddle.

Cook slowly with balsamic, pinch sugar, olive oil for adding to gravy