posted by Jane 11-18-100 6:48 AM
Onions Amandine
3 dozen small onions
1/3 cup butter
1 cup whole blanched almonds
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
generous dash each cayenne, nutmeg and cloves
Wash and peel onions. Melt butter in a baking dish fitted with a tight lid. Add almonds and season with remaining ingredients. Add onions and stir until coated, cover tightly and bake at 350°F, 1 hour, shaking dish every 15 minutes.
While that is the original recipe. I use canned onions, heated in the butter, with the sugar in a large frying pan, until lightly browned. At that point I add the spices, and nuts. Stir another couple of minutes until nuts are and onions are brown,
They are always served on the center of a large platter, surrounded by whole Blue Lake green beans. The recipe is always doubled, tripled or whatever.