Andreas Viestad Onion Pie With Jarlsberg And Thyme

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 -5 red onions, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 5 black peppercorns
• 2 -3 whole cloves
• sea salt
• 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed, if frozen
• 1 cup grated jarlsberg cheese (or cheese you prefer)
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, remove leaves from stem

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; add onions, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns and cloves.
• 2 reduce heat to medium-low and cook until onions are soft, but not brown; about 20 minutes.
• 3 season with salt to taste.
• 4 line medium-size overproof dish with puff pastry (roll your pastry to fit the size of your dish) set aside.
• 5 remove cloves, peppercorns and bay leaf from onions and discard.
• 6 place onions in dish, add cheese and 1 teaspoon of the thyme.
• 7 bake in 400f oven on lowest rack until golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• 8 just before serving, sprinkle with remaining fresh thyme leaves.