An Onion Rabbit

Name: An Onion Rabbit
Yield: makes 2 rounds
Ingredients: small to medium onions – 2; butter – 3 tablespoons (35g); Cheddar – 5 ounces (150g); all-purpose flour – 1 heaping tablespoon; dark beer – 1/2 cup (125ml); milk – 1/3 cup (75ml); English mustard – 1 to 2 teaspoons; thick slices of brown bread – 2

December 14, 2011

Of all the hot snacks I put together, it is this unctuous topping of onions, thick toast, and highly seasoned melted cheese that pleases most. The onions need to cook, with the occasional stir as you pass, for a good fifteen minutes or so. They are ready only when they are truly soft and golden—there is no shortcut. The leftover cold beer solves the problem of what to drink with your meal.

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