Onion Pie Recipe with Cuisine France: French Cooking Recipes

Onion Pie à l'Alsacienne

What is this onion pie recipe?
Traditional onion pie recipe from Alsace. There is no bacon in this recipe. Only onions !

Region	Prep time / Cooking time
Alsace	30 minutes / 30 minutes
Ingredients
Pie pastry 3 cups of peeled thinly sliced onion rings 3 tb of whipping cream or sour cream 3 eggs 3 tsp of butter Sugar Salt and pepper

Onion Pie Recipe serve 6

Step 1: Preheat oven at 375° F (190° C)

Step 2: Melt the butter and fry the onion rings until golden in a saucepan over medium heat, remove from fire when golden

Step 3: Beat the eggs with whipping cream or sour cream and add to the onion rings. Add salt and pepper and a hint of sugar

Step 4: Prick the pie shell with a fork. Pour the cream over the onions

Step 5: Spread onion ring mixture on pastry base

Step 6: Bake for 25/30 minutes at 355° F (180° C)

Serve hot!

Suggestion:
Remove from oven 10 minutes before end of baking time and sprinkle with gruyère cheese. Then bake for a further 10 minute

Wine suggestion: Alsace Pinot Blanc, Sancerre (French Wine Guide).

Bon appetit!