tarte tatin

[lottie lou]

Made l'onignon tarte tatin.  Found it extremely bland.  Any ideas on how to liven it up please.

[lottie lou]

[lewic]

Have just googled this recipe and found this, translated from French!
For the dough:
•    4 chipmunks
•    240g flour
•    120g butter
For the garnish:
•    1 kg onions
•    olive oil
•    salt, pepper, thyme, oregano, rosemary
•    a bit of powdered sugar
Stir quickly chipmunks with flour and butter cut into pieces.  Do not overwork the dough into a ball and leave.  Let stand at least 1 hour.
Meanwhile, mince the onions and melt with the oil in a dish on the plate and the oven (if it be dirty 2 course ......)
Add during cooking salt, sugar and grasses.

... I guess cheese, walnuts, or smoked salmon might be a good addition, if you can't find any chipmunks!

[Obelixx]

I use the Delia Smith recipe for this but, once the onions have had their intial cooking to soften and caramelise them I let them cool then chop a small log of goat's cheese all over them before putting on the pastry lid/base and baking it.

[lottie lou]

mmmm, sounds good.  I'll give that a bash - a bit like my roasted tomato tarte.

[antipodes]

Have just googled this recipe and found this, translated from French!
For the dough:
•    4 chipmunks
•    240g flour
•    120g butter

... I guess cheese, walnuts, or smoked salmon might be a good addition, if you can't find any chipmunks!

HA HA HA! I think I know what the "chipmunk" is (and surely not a small ground mammal) - it is a "suisse" which is like a little soft bland cheese that we eat here for desserts  ;D

I find that parmesan cheese and some pine nuts make for a good onion tart. You can also well caramelise the onions beforehand in a pan.