Recipe Potato Onion Apple Gratin

TastyReuben

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Ingredients
12 TBsp (1 1/2 sticks) butter, divided
2 lbs onions, sliced
2 TBsp (packed) chopped fresh thyme
4 tsp fine sea salt, divided
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup dry white wine
4 tsp sugar
2 1/2 lbs Yukon Gold, yellow Finn, or German Butterball potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
2 lbs tart apples (such as Granny Smith, Pippin, or Pink Lady), peeled, halved, cored, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F.

Butter 13x9x2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish.

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onions, thyme, and 2 teaspoons salt; sauté until onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; sauté until onions are tender and begin to color, about 8 minutes longer. Remove from heat. Add remaining 6 tablespoons butter, 2/3 cup water, wine, and sugar to skillet; stir and swirl skillet to combine. Bring to boil. Cool onion mixture to lukewarm.

Combine potatoes, apples, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, and onion mixture in large bowl; toss gently to blend. Transfer to prepared baking dish, spreading evenly. Cover dish with parchment paper, then cover with foil, shiny side down.

Bake gratin until potatoes are tender,
about 55 minutes. Uncover and bake until top browns and juices bubble thickly, about 20 minutes longer.

DO AHEAD Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand uncovered at room temperature. Rewarm, loosely covered with foil, in 300°F oven for 20 minutes. Let gratin stand 15 minutes before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Bon Appetit

The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Potatoes



(Pictured is a half-recipe)
 
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My one question - why the sugar?
Normally, I do that when I'm caramelizing onions, but here, the sugar is added well after the majority of onion cooking is done.

The only other thing I can think of is that it's meant to take the sharpness off the onions, and maybe soften the dryness of the wine. That said, mine did cook up a bit on the sour side.
 
Normally, I do that when I'm caramelizing onions, but here, the sugar is added well after the majority of onion cooking is done.

The only other thing I can think of is that it's meant to take the sharpness off the onions, and maybe soften the dryness of the wine. That said, mine did cook up a bit on the sour side.

Yes - maybe its because of the apples.
 
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