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

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Sherri Williams

Crestview, FL

Updated on Mar 7, 2020

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 :)

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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

prep time 10 Min

cook time 2 Hr

method Grill

yield 4-8 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - Vidalia onions (small-medium)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons Montreal seasoning
4 slices thick bacon
4 ounces Gruyere, slice & torn; more if you like
2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped
BASTING SAUCE
3/4 cup beef broth
1/4 cup dry vermouth
1/4 teaspoon lemon thyme
1/2 tablespoon 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.

Step 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.

Step 2

With a spoon, scoop out a few of the inner layers of the onion leaving the majority of the outer layers.
Step 3

Brush onions with olive oil.
Step 4

Liberally sprinkle seasoning over each onion.
Step 5

Wrap bacon slices around each onion; secure with a toothpick.
Step 6

Prep smoker to 250 degrees F.
Step 7

Combine basting sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Step 8

Put 2 tablespoons of sauce in the center of each onion.
Step 9

Smoke for 2 hours.
Step 10

Baste every 30 minutes.
Step 11

The last 5-10 minutes, place cheese inside and around onions allowing melting.
Step 12

Garnish with parsley.
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