Ser Davos' Roasted Onions in Gravy | Game of Thrones Inspired Recipes
Slow roasted whole onions in a beef drippings broth - inspired by the Onion Knight from Game of Thrones.
Ingredients
- 4 large sweet onions
- 16 oz pearl onions fresh or frozen, peeled
- 3 tablespoons olive oil + more for drizzling
- 3 tablespoons lard or beef drippings
- 2 cups beef broth
- ¾ cup flour + more as needed
- 1 ½ cup milk + more as needed
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt optional, to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh cracked pepper to taste
- basil leaves for topping
Instructions
- Bring a quart of water to a boil. Boil the pearl onions for 30 seconds to one minute, until barely tender. Transfer to a cold water bath to stop the cooking process. Trim the tips and pop the onions out of their skins.
- Remove the papery skin from the sweet onions, leaving the tops and undermost layer of paper skin attached. Trim off the root end.
- While the oven preheats, start making the gravy. In a sauce pan over medium high heat, melt the lard and stir in the flour 1/4 cup at a time to create a simple roux. If the roux is too thin, add more flour until the roux thickens and begins to darken in color.
- Stir in the beef broth and soy sauce. Continue to stir until the liquid reduces and thickens. Reduce the heat and pour in the milk. Stir until a thick gravy forms. If the gravy is too thin, add 1-2 tablespoons of flour at a time until the gravy reaches a thick consistency - this may take up to 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Nest the onions and pearl onions, cut side down, in a small cast iron skillet. Season generously with the salt and pepper. Pour the gravy over the onions and bake for 60-90 minutes, until the onions are tender and the paper skin peels off easily.
- Serve with a ration of blackened bread and mutton meatloaf. Enjoy with the King of the North!
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