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Mom's Traditional Creamed Onions

Total Time
55 min
18m prep · 37m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

These creamed onions are a delicious side dish to serve with ham, turkey, or any roast. Full of creamy goodness!

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 8 ounces pearl onions , peeled
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Pour water into a medium pot and bring to a boil; add onions and cook until tender. Drain in a colander, reserving 2 cups of cooking liquid; set onions aside.

  3. 3

    Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; whisk in flour to make a paste. Stir milk into reserved cooking water; add milk mixture slowly to the saucepan, stirring constantly, and cook until thickened.

  4. 4

    Season with salt and pepper; stir in onions and transfer to a serving dish.

Nutrition Facts

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