Whiskey Butter Onions

Name: Whiskey Butter Onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2-3 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 yellow onion, thickly sliced; 3 slices red onions; 3 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons good-quality whiskey; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 3/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Submitted by EdsGirlAngie

"I made up these sauteed onions one night to top a beef and Swiss sandwich; they're perfect on burgers, steaks and the like and a little swished around in some fried potatoes doesn't hurt, either. Please use a good whiskey, something like Maker's Mark is excellent, and don't be afraid to add more whiskey if you like! Also, this recipe doesn't make a large quantity; the onions are best when eaten immediately."

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photo by Bergy

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 6
Serves:: 2-3

ingredients

¹⁄₂ yellow onion, thickly sliced
3 slices red onions
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons good-quality whiskey
¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried thyme
³⁄₄ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

directions

In a small skillet saute onions in the butter until slightly softened (but not too limp).
Add thyme, then stir in the whiskey and Worcestershire Sauce.
Increase heat to brown onions a bit and cook to the doneness you like (I like them to still be a little on the crisp side; that's also why I slice them on the thicker side).
Serve immediately.

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Reviews

This is a grand slam! I usually do a blue cheese cream caramilized onion topping on steak but didn’t have blue cheese so looked up a whisky variant. This is great! I used olive oil instead of butter and would use either next time. I also put a bit of sugar in when I caramalize onions which balanced well with the salt. The only thing I’d do different next time is double the recipe!

Sherloch 3.
Fantastic! I used more onion and I sprinkled a tablespoon or two of sugar into the onions. I am not a drinker, so I just used a little tiny bottle of whiskey (like the kind on the airplane).

tara portee
This was a hit with my DH. I used a large sweet instead of a yellow onion. I loved the color of the red onion with the green of the thyme. I served it right on top of the steaks and it looked like a fancy dish! Thanks.

Paka1931
I made these the other night & put them in fried potatoes & let me tell ya....AWSEOME!! I only used sweet onions because that is all I had & I put some garlic powder in the skillet when I sauted the onions. I will definately be using them again. I think I am going to put them in meatloaf. Thanks for the excellent post Angie!

nmcw24
Loved them!

traderjo