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Onion Custard

This is excellent with seafood, chicken, veal or turkey.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 6 medium onions, diced
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of pepper
  • Pinch of nutmeg or curry powder

Instructions

  1. Melt butter or margarine in a saucepan and add onions. Stir until well coated with butter, then cook over medium heat until golden here and there.
  2. Combine remaining ingredients. Add to onions and pour into a buttered 1-quart casserole.
  3. Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes at 275 degrees F or until set like a custard.

Source: The Canadian Cookbook - Mme. Jehane Benoit/1970