Friday, December 20, 2013

FFWD - Recipe Swap Onion "Carbonara"



Does this look like pasta to you?  It does to me, so I can only assume that is where the dish got its name from.  However, don't be fooled - this week's French Friday with Dorie recipe is for creamed onions with bacon.

I made a half batch and used it as a side dish with my meals this week.  It tastes pretty good, but it won't be on rotation at my place because of the cream.  (I used light cream, but I am fully aware that this still does not make it virtuous.)

To see what the other Doristas thought of this dish, visit the LYL section of the website.
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16 comments:

  1. KariDecember 20, 2013 at 10:57 AM

    What a clever dish - it definitely does pass as pasta!

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  2. Lorraine @ Not Quite NigellaDecember 20, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    How interesting! Do the onions get really soft? :)

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  3. Mardi MichelsDecember 20, 2013 at 5:11 PM

    Haha - I thought the same re the cream being much "worse" for you than the carbs of the spaghetti! I did love this one though :)

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  4. CakelawDecember 20, 2013 at 5:43 PM

    Hi Lorraine, yes, the onions do get quite soft.

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  5. Cher RockwellDecember 21, 2013 at 4:29 AM

    I didn't even pretend to be virtuous and just went whole hog with heavy cream - which is probably why Joe liked it so much :-)

    It did have that pasta look, didn't it?

    Have a great weekend.

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  6. yummychunkletDecember 21, 2013 at 6:06 AM

    That is the only downside...cream and butter.

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  7. NanaDecember 21, 2013 at 10:59 AM

    This is a keeper for sure. Bacon, cream, what's
    not to love. Merry Christmas to you.

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  8. Diane BalchDecember 21, 2013 at 1:29 PM

    Yours really looks like pasta,,, nice cutting job. I think the steaming made the onions less strong than they usually are when sautéed?

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  9. RoseDecember 22, 2013 at 12:38 AM

    This recipe was full of surprises and I really liked it. But diet-friendly it is not.

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  10. tricia s.December 23, 2013 at 8:27 AM

    This was an adventure for all of us. So glad it turned out so (surprisingly....) well. Guess with the folks who were exchanging recipes (Patricia Wells, Dorie, etc) it really couldn't have been bad !!

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  11. UnknownDecember 23, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    I liked this one but added the spaghetti....I had pasta and cream and bacon. Had it two days in a row actually! Guess I'd better eat better for a few days or work out harder:) While I loved it I agree with you that its not the kind of food we eat on a weekly basis! Happy holidays to you and yours!

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  12. EmilyDecember 24, 2013 at 4:16 AM

    That looks pretty Great!!

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  13. BetsyDecember 24, 2013 at 1:58 PM

    It might not be virtuous, but it did taste good. I hope that you have a wonderful holiday!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 24, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Not on my rotation either, but different. But cream, Parm, and butter. Oh, yeah!

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  15. TeresaDecember 24, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    We ate it as a light main course - it got a thumbs up as a great gluten-free dish. Virtuous it's not, though. Have a great holiday!

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