Onions and Shallots Masterclass – Shallot Tarte Tatin, Beer Braised Onions and Silverskin Onions

Onions and shallots! Try these recipes for Shallot Tarte Tatin, Beer Braised Onions and Silverskin Onions where these versatile ingredients are the stars of the show!

Ingredients

Shallot Tarte Tatin
  • 6 shallots, peeled and halved
  • 200g caster sugar
  • water, to cover
  • 100ml red wine vinegar
  • 15g butter
  • 100g puff pastry
Beer Braised Onions
  • 4 roscoff onions
  • 25g butter
  • 15ml vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 400ml bitter
Silverskin Onions
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 100g silverskin onions
  • 50ml beef stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • Splash of vinegar
  • Knob of butter

Method

Shallot Tarte Tatin

  1. Cook the shallots in the sugar, water and vinegar until soft, then
  2. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  3. Melt the sugar to a caramel, then add the butter and sit the shallots flat side down to coat.
  4. Spoon into 2 dishes, cover with pastry, tuck the edges in, and bake for 20 minutes. Carefully turn out onto a plate.

 

Beer Braised Onions

  1. Pop the onions into a pan, cover in bitter, bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins.
  2. Cut in half then fry in vegetable oil in a really hot pan, until charred.
  3. Pull apart to make petals.

Silverskin Onions

  1. Heat the sugar to a caramel.
  2. Add all the rest of the ingredients, coat in sugar and cook for 2-3 min

Ingredients

Shallot Tarte Tatin
  • 6 shallots, peeled and halved
  • 200g caster sugar
  • water, to cover
  • 100ml red wine vinegar
  • 15g butter
  • 100g puff pastry
Beer Braised Onions
  • 4 roscoff onions
  • 25g butter
  • 15ml vegetable oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 400ml bitter
Silverskin Onions
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • 100g silverskin onions
  • 50ml beef stock
  • Few sprigs of thyme
  • Splash of vinegar
  • Knob of butter

Method

Shallot Tarte Tatin

  1. Cook the shallots in the sugar, water and vinegar until soft, then
  2. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  3. Melt the sugar to a caramel, then add the butter and sit the shallots flat side down to coat.
  4. Spoon into 2 dishes, cover with pastry, tuck the edges in, and bake for 20 minutes. Carefully turn out onto a plate.

 

Beer Braised Onions

  1. Pop the onions into a pan, cover in bitter, bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 mins.
  2. Cut in half then fry in vegetable oil in a really hot pan, until charred.
  3. Pull apart to make petals.

Silverskin Onions

  1. Heat the sugar to a caramel.
  2. Add all the rest of the ingredients, coat in sugar and cook for 2-3 min