smoked bacon wrapped french vidalia onion

Name: Smoked Bacon Wrapped French Vidalia Onion
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 - Vidalia onions (small-medium); 2 tablespoon(s) extra virgin olive oil; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) Montreal seasoning; 4 slice(s) thick bacon; 4 ounce(s) Gruyere, slice & torn; more if you like; 2 tablespoon(s) flat leaf parsley, chopped; BASTING SAUCE; 3/4 cup(s) beef broth; 1/4 cup(s) dry vermouth; 1/4 teaspoon(s) lemon thyme; 1/2 tablespoon(s) Montreal seasoning

(2 ratings)

review

Blue Ribbon Recipe by

Sherri Williams

@logansw

Crestview, FL

All I can say is that this will be the best onion you will ever eat. If not, darn close! Cooking with Love & Passion sw :)

Blue Ribbon Recipe

If you love grilled onions, then this is a recipe for you. The onion cooks until soft and full of smokiness. The bacon wrapped around the onion gets slightly crisp and smoky. Basting the onion during the cooking process not only adds flavor but it keeps the onion from drying out. The basting sauce adds so much savoriness. It's almost like a soup in the well of the onion. Gruyere cheese adds rich flavor and makes these wrapped onions seem fancy. So good!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew

(2 ratings)

yield 4 -8

prep time 10 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Grill

Ingredients For smoked bacon wrapped french vidalia onion

4

Vidalia onions (small-medium)
2 Tbsp

extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp

Montreal seasoning
4 slice

thick bacon
4 oz

Gruyere, slice & torn; more if you like
2 Tbsp

flat leaf parsley, chopped
BASTING SAUCE
3/4 c

beef broth
1/4 c

dry vermouth
1/4 tsp

lemon thyme
1/2 Tbsp

Montreal seasoning

How To Make smoked bacon wrapped french vidalia onion

Test Kitchen Tips

Lemon thyme can be hard to find. If it's unavailable, try fresh thyme and add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice to the basting sauce. Also, Vidalia onions are seasonal. Substitute a sweet yellow onion if out of season.

1
Peel and cut about 1/2” of the onion tops. Trim off a small amount of the bottom of onions so they stand upright.

2
With a spoon, scoop out a few of the inner layers of the onion leaving the majority of the outer layers.
3
Brush onions with olive oil.
4
Liberally sprinkle seasoning over each onion.
5
Wrap bacon slices around each onion; secure with a toothpick.
6
Prep smoker to 250 degrees F.
7
Combine basting sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl.
8
Put 2 tablespoons of sauce in the center of each onion.
9
Smoke for 2 hours.
10
Baste every 30 minutes.
11
The last 5-10 minutes, place cheese inside and around onions allowing melting.
12
Garnish with parsley.
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