Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp. peanut oil
  • 4 yellow East Texas Noonday onions, peeled and sliced
  • 6 Vidalia onions, peeled and sliced
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 lg. eggs
  • 2 garlic, peeled and minced
  • Salt and cayenne pepper
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • Tobacco onions

Method

  • Preheat oven to 300F.
  • Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat.
  • When hot, add onions and saute for 10 to 12 minutes or until completely transparent but not brown.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • In a medium mixing bowl whip cream, eggs, and garlic.
  • Add onions and season with salt, cayenne, and lemon juice.
  • Pour into an 8-inch square ceramic baking dish and place on center rack of preheated oven.
  • Cook for approximately 20 minutes or until top begins to set.
  • Sprinkle tobacco onions evenly over pudding and return to oven.
  • Cook for approximately 20 minutes more or until center is completely set.
  • Cover loosely with aluminum foil if onions begin to get too brown.
  • Remove pudding from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.