Cheese and Onion Toasties
(from pvincent’s recipe box)
For onion lovers, this is a really luxurious (but very simple) take on the basic cheese-on-toast.
Source: My wife, Janet
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Serves 2 people
Categories: Snacks
Ingredients
- 4 thick slices of bread from a loaf
- 2 onions, medium-large
- Salt
- Black pepper, freshly ground
- Tabasco, or other sauce (optional)
- Cheese, sliced, enough to cover the 4 slices of bread (a good extra-mature cheddar is ideal).
Directions
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Slice the onions thinly, into a medium saucepan with about half an inch of water.
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Season the onions, place on heat, and bring to a simmer.
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Cover the pan, and simmer gently for about 30 minutes until the onions are meltingly soft.
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Uncover pan, and simmer on, gently, until almost all liquid has evaporated.
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Meanwhile, toast the bread, under a grill, on one side, then turn and partly-toast (i.e. until just starting to brown).
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Pile the onions onto the partly-toasted side of the bread. Even it out with a fork, but leave a margin of about half an inch all around (to allow for the melting cheese!).
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Cover the onions with the sliced cheese, and return to the grill.
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Grill until the cheese has melted and is just starting to bubble.
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Serve and eat whilst still hot.