Serving these creamed onions alongside ham, turkey, or any roast is a delectable idea. rich and creamy in goodness!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 8 ounces pearl onions, peeled
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups milk
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Pour water into a medium pot and bring to a boil; add onions and cook until tender. Drain in a colander, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid; set onions aside.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour to make a paste. Stir milk into reserved cooking water; add milk mixture slowly to the saucepan, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper; stir in onions and transfer to a serving dish.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 212 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 143 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 14 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This is a classic family recipe that I grew up with. My daughter and I love these!
I’ve been using this recipe for a few years now, we love it; It’s simple and delicious!!! I add fresh dill to it which gives it great flavor, one of my mom’s favorite dishes I made for her during the holidays.
I made mine a bit different. After peeling, I put just a bit of water , a whole bunch of butter & cook covered til done. I mix cornstarch with whole milk & half & half & add to the onions & cooking water. Add salt & pepper to taste. Cooking the onions & using the rest of the water really flavors the end result. The cornstarch instead of flour makes it like a smooth pudding . Flavored with onion but smooth!
Really nice! After reading other recipes, I used half onion water and half chicken broth. I also used frozen pearl onions which I cooked in the microwave reserving the water. They were the best creamed onions we’ve ever had!
Really good recipe
The proportions are all wrong. 4 cups of water and 3 cups of milk is way too much liquid to go with the rest of this recipe. Suggest mixing the flour and the butter as instructed, but then add a 4 to 3 mixture of water and milk SLOWLY, stirring as you add it, until the sauce has the consistency you desire. Also, you need about 24 pearl onions at least if you are going to use this recipe.
I will make it again. Thank you.
absolutely fantastic was a big hit a the family Christmas dinner the only change I made was to add onion powder to taste
I made this side dish for thanksgiving & everyone loved it! it was a big hit!!! I’ll definitely be saving tis recipe to make again & again.
One of Dad’s favorites! This recipe is just the way he loves them.
Delicious side dish for Thanksgiving!
I am not a creamed onion fan, but made it to bring to thanksgiving dinner. I used more flour to make a thicker base, didnt use all the liquid, and added some minced onions. It was refrigerated overnight. Everyone liked it. Next time I would use less flour than i did and about the same liquid. Was pretty easy to make. I think I will be making again next year.
Too much liquid for the amount of onions and really quite bland. The second time around, I doubled the onions. Added paprika, onion powder, lots of black pepper and some sharp cheddar. I thought it was a big improvement. Still a good recipe to start with.
I WILL MAKE IT AGAIN, HOWEVER I CUT THE WATER AND MILK IN HALF. GOOD RECIPE
Good, but I added a teaspoon of ground nutmeg to the white sauce. To me, tasted bland without it.
I love it! Delicious
…after I fixed it. Use TWO cups onions. Leave out the cooking water and just slowly add milk to the hot flour and butter and stir constantly until creamy. Stir in onions and transfer to an ovenproof serving dish. Use ONION salt instead of plain. Bake just until bubbly (but not brown) in a 350F oven.
Rating is for my recipe, not the one above. I use a tablespoon of non GMO Corn Starch instead of flour. 1/2 cup of milk and 1/2 cup of the onion water after the onions boiled. 2 tablespoons of butter. Salt and pepper. I make the cream sauce and then pour it over my cooked pearl onions.
I have been making creamed onions for years. Got the recipe from my ex’s great aunt, her Swedish recipe. Use milk and half and half. I use a stick of butter and 8 tblsp. of flour. Heat it together to form a nice, caramel color rue. Add the milk/half and half mixture slowly into the rue whisking constantly. I add a few tblsp. of finely grated parmesan cheese and salt and pepper only. Makes two 10″ pie plates of these wonderful onions!!
Just made these this afternoon, I really liked the recipe just a bit bland, will definitely make it again adding other spices, a great recipe to play around with..
Try using Rice Flour for a gluten-free dish! This is a favorite of our family.