Onion Tarte Tatin (Upside-down Tart)

This Onion Tarte Tatin is a fun way to make an onion tart, apply­ing the tra­di­tion­al apple tarte tatin tech­nique to onions. The idea is to cook the onions in a skil­let on low heat, with the sweet fla­vors of hon­ey and cin­na­mon, along with nut­meg, pep­per, and bal­sam­ic vine­gar to top it off. Then, the onions are cov­ered with puff pas­try, and baked in the oven, The result is a sweet upside-down onion tart.

Ingredients

All ingre­di­ents are easy to find with the excep­tion of puff pas­try (depend­ing on where you live). Whole Foods gen­er­al­ly car­ries high-qual­i­ty puff pas­try. You can also usu­al­ly find the pep­peridge farm or wewal­ka brand in local gro­cery stores. Puff pas­try can also be ordered online.

Recipe

Please note, this recipe is for a small 9-inch tart. If your pan is big­ger, adjust ingre­di­ents accord­ing­ly.

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Onion Tarte Tatin

Course

Main Dish

Prep Time

30 min­utes

Cook Time

30 min­utes

Serv­ings

9-inch tart

Ingre­di­ents

• 1 big yel­low onion
• 1 Puff Pas­try
• 3 tbsp hon­ey
• 2 tbsp but­ter
• 1 tbsp nut­meg
• 1 tbsp cin­na­mon
• 1 tsp pep­per
• 1 driz­zle bal­sam­ic vine­gar

Course Main Dish Prep Time 30 min­utes Cook Time 30 min­utes Serv­ings 9-inch tart Ingre­di­ents 1 big yel­low onion 1 Puff Pas­try 3 tbsp hon­ey 2 tbsp but­ter 1 tbsp nut­meg 1 tbsp cin­na­mon 1 tsp pep­per 1 driz­zle bal­sam­ic vine­gar

Instruc­tions

1. Cut the onion in 4 and slice it. See pic­ture. Then put the onion slices for about a minute in boil­ing water, then drain, and put aside.

   
2. Gen­er­ous­ly sprin­kle the onions with pep­per, cin­na­mon and nut­meg. In a skil­let, on low to medi­um-heat, place 2 tbsp but­ter, the onions with the spices and the hon­ey. Cov­er and let it cook for 25 min­utes on low-medi­um heat. Then, uncov­er and add a driz­zle of bal­sam­ic vine­gar to the mix. Con­tin­ue cook­ing for about 2 min­utes in the uncov­ered skil­let.

   
3. Pre­heat oven to 350 degrees Fahren­heit. But­ter or coat with oil a 9-inch round dish or pan. Place the drained onions in the dish.

   
4. Unroll your puff pas­try and place it over the onions. Push down on the sides to ensure the puff pas­try is all around the onions (you want to make sure the onions won’t fall out once you turn the tart upside-down).

   
5. Bake in oven for 30 min­utes. Take it out of the oven and set it aside for a minute or two. Place a plate on top of the crust, and turn the dish upside-down so the tart direct­ly falls onto your plate. Voilà! Enjoy warm.

   

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