Christmas is just around the corner and people are already in the holiday mood. All over the world, different countries have different Christmas traditions, as well as different dishes that are considered ‘Christmas dinner’.
In Portugal it’s common to have a very meaty dish or alternatively a cod dish. In Italy, pasta is the go-to. In Germany, sausage and mash is the traditional meal on Christmas day.
In the UK, we have our ever so loved oven-roasted turkey, brussel sprouts, roast potatoes, stuffing, roast parsnips, and cranberry sauce. And even with vegetarianism becoming more and more popular in the last few years, there are also vegetarian versions of this famous meal to accommodate all tastes.
This year, why not try stuffed onions as a side dish? There are lots of variations you can try, but today we will share one of our favourites:
- 10 medium onions
- 2tbsp oil
- 8 rashes of bacon
- 450g breadcrumbs
- 2 large eggs
- 250g butter
- Herbs of choice
In a large pan, boil the onion until soft. After draining, cut a slice off the top. Remove some of the inside to make space for the filling and chop the insides you have taken out into small pieces. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the chopped bits of onion and the chopped bacon until soft and golden. Transfer into a bowl and stir in the breadcrumbs. Blend the eggs, melted butter and the herbs in a blender to create a paste and add this into the breadcrumb mixture. Spoon the filling into the onions and bake in the oven for around 30 minutes at 180 degrees.
Will you be trying this recipe this Christmas? You can also try other variations by adding other ingredients like mustard or lemon zest.
M&P Engineering has been manufacturing food production, preparation and filling equipment for many years and offers a range of equipment including its onion peeling machines.
M&P Engineering’s Large Onion Peeling machine uses a dry peeling process, resulting in no waste slurry. It can peel, top and tail onions with diameters between 45mm and 115mm using its self-adjusting floating knife assemblies. The peeler uses compressed air to remove the skin, resulting in optimum end-product appearance.
The large onion peeler has a raw material input rate of 750kg per hour when working at optimum speed but can be adjusted to suit the needs of the processor.
M&P Engineering also have available a range of freshcut machinery, including our Carousel Grid Cutting machine and our Radish Top & Tailer.
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