Creamed Onions And Sage

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 24 small onions
• 10 fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons dried sage
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 pinches paprika

Recipe

• peel onions and trim slightly at the top and bottom. boil the onions gently in salted water until tender (about 30 minutes).
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). butter one shallow baking dish.
• saute the sliced mushrooms in the butter or margarine. stir in the flour. stir in the half and half or milk, salt, sage, 1/2 of the lemon peel and all of the lemon juice. cook, stirring over medium heat until sauce thickens.
• place the cooked onions in the prepared baking dish and pour the mushroom sauce over them.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for about 20 minutes. sprinkle the top with the chopped parsley, remaining lemon peel and paprika to taste.