Onion Boil

Taking its cue from a southern seafood boil, there’s actually no boiling involved in this Onion Boil recipe. Rather the whole onion is coated in melted butter, minced garlic, and seasonings, wrapped in foil, and baked! The end result is a buttery, perfectly seasoned onion that makes an excellent side dish for steaks, burgers, and more.

Ingredients 

1 large Vidalia onion, (or other sweet onion)

1 tablespoon cubed butter

1 & 1/2 tablespoons melted butter

1 small garlic clove, , minced

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

1/4 teaspoon old bay

Stuff you will need 

Cookie sheet

Tin Foil

Cutting board 

Sharp knife 

Directions 

Slice off the ends of 1 large Vidalia onion, then remove the skin and the first layer.

Using an apple corer or knife, remove the heart/center of the onion, creating a well (but don’t cut all the way through.)

Overhead view of an onion and a corer on a cutting board

Transfer the onion to a large piece of foil and roughly crimp up the sides, to create a packet.

Place a tablespoon of cubed butter inside the well of the onion.

In a small bowl, whisk together 1 & 1/2 tablespoons melted butter, 1 small minced garlic clove, 1 teaspoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon EACH coarse salt, black pepper, dried oregano, smoked paprika, and old bay seasoning; pour over the top of the onion.

Pouring melted butter with spices over a raw onion in foil

Wrap the onion up tightly in the foil, then transfer to a rimmed baking sheet or small casserole dish.

An onion wrapped in foil on a plate

Bake at 375F for 1 hour.

Carefully unwrap the foil (the steam will be HOT!) – transfer onion to a serving plate and pour the juice from the foil over the top. Enjoy!

Notes

This recipe is versatile if you’d like to play around with different seasonings.