Spanish Onions with Maître d’Hôtel Butter

Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book · A. B. Marshall · 1894

Source: Mrs. A.B. Marshall's cookery book
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Ingredients (4)

the onions ↝ Onions, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
a little salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
plenty of boiling water seasoned with salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
a little maître d’hôtel butter ↝ Butter, Clarified butter (ghee) [Dairy and Egg Products]

Instructions (4)

Peel the onions, put them in cold water with a little salt, just bring it to the boil, take up the onions, wash them in cold water.
Put them into plenty of boiling water seasoned with salt, and boil gently for two or three hours.
When they are tender put them on a sieve, and let all the water drain from them.
Dish up, and place on the top of each a little maître d’hôtel butter, and serve.

Original Text

Spanish Onions with Maître d’Hôtel Butter.
(Oignons d’Espagne à la Maître d’Hôtel.)

Peel the onions, put them in cold water with a little salt, just bring it to the boil, take up the onions, wash them in cold water, and then put them into plenty of boiling water seasoned with salt, and boil gently for two or three hours; when they are tender put them on a sieve, and let all the water drain from them, dish up, and place on the top of each a little maître d’hôtel butter, and serve.

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