Grilled Gruyere with Red Onion Confit…plus Q & A with “Cheese Wiz” Gina Freize!

Name: Grilled Gruyere with Red Onion Confit…plus Q & A with “Cheese Wiz” Gina Freize!
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps balsamic vinegar; 4 ciabatta rolls or 1 ciabatta loaf divided into 4 servings; 4 servings Coarse salt and black pepper; 118 milliliters dry red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon or malbec; 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh thyme; 227 grams Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced; 3 mediums red onions, thinly sliced; 2 Tbsps sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Gruyere with Red Onion Confit…plus Q & A with “Cheese Wiz” Gina Freize! a try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 23g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 539 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up butter, onions, coarse salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry red wine you could follow this main course with the Pinot Noir Brownies as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat until the butter is melted.

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Olive Oil

Butter

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the onions and cook them, stirring often, until they’re softened, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Onion

Add the thyme, wine and sugar and continue cooking and stirring occasionally until the onions are very soft and tender, about 30 minutes. Lower the heat, if necessary, to avoid scorching.

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Onion

Sugar

Thyme

Wine

Pour in the balsamic vinegar and season the onions with coarse salt and pepper to taste. Continue cooking and stirring for another 5 minutes to allow the liquid to absorb. The onions will be silky, glistening and deep reddish-purple in color.

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Balsamic Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Onion

Heat the panini grill according to the manufacturer’s directions.For each sandwich: Split the ciabatta in half lengthwise. Arrange enough cheese slices inside the bottom to cover the surface. Top it with a few tablespoons of red onion confit* and more cheese. Close the sandwich with the top half of the ciabatta.Grill the panini, two at a time, until the cheese is melted and the bread is toasted, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Red Onion