Baked Brie With Caramelized Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 8 cups sliced onions (about 4 large)
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2 cup dry wine (chardonnay, pinot grigio or chablis are all fine)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 (32 -36 ounce) french brie cheese, packed in wooden box (reserve box)
• 2 french baguettes, sliced

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy very large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onions; sauté until just tender, about 6 minutes.
• 3 add minced thyme, reduce heat to medium and cook until onions are golden, stirring often, about 25 minutes.
• 4 add garlic and sauté 2 minutes.
• 5 add 1/4 cup wine; stir until almost all liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
• 6 sprinkle sugar over onions and sauté until soft and brown, about 10 minutes.
• 7 add remaining 1/4 cup wine; stir just until liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes. season to taste with salt and pepper. cool. (can be prepare 2 days ahead). cover and refrigerate.
• 8 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 9 unwrap brie, reserving bottom of wooden box. cut away only top rind of cheese, leaving rind on sides and bottom intact. return brie to box, rind side down.
• 10 place box on baking sheet. top brie evenly with onion mixture. bake until cheese just melts, about 30 minutes.
• 11 transfer brie in box in platter. surround with baguette slices.