Pasta with Caramelized Vidalia Onions

Title:
Pasta with Caramelized Vidalia Onions

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Main
Dishes,
Pasta,
Onions




Ingredients:





     2 tb Butter


     3 c  Vidalia onion; sliced


     1 tb Sugar


     1 c  Vegetable stock


     2 tb Chopped fresh parsley


   1/2 ts Red pepper flakes


          Salt and black pepper; to


          -taste


     1 lb Pasta; cooked/drained,


          -orecchiette is recommended






 Melt the butter in a large saute pan over Medium heat. Add the onions.


 Saute until the onions begin to brown; increase heat. Stir in the sugar.


 Saute until the onions are caramelized or dark brown. Add the stock. Bring


 to a simmer. Simmer for 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in parsley,


 red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper. Add the pasta and mix gently.


 Cook just until heated through, stirring frequently. Spoon into heated


 pasta bowls. Serve immedately.


 


 Makes 4 servings.


 


 Note: Orecchiette is an ear shaped pasta that captures the juists of the


 caramelized onions. Although any onion will do, the Vidalia is preferred


 for its sweet flavor. The browning and caramelizing of the onions brings


 out their sweet taste.


 


 Per serving: 509 caloires, 8 grams fat.


 


 Recipe by: Linda Beaulieu, Asso. Press, Lansing State Journal, 1-6-'97


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1010 by Roberta Banghart


 
on Jan 14, 1998