Hot Caramelized Onion Dip with Bacon and Gruyere
This Hot Caramelized Onion Dip with Bacon and Gruyere is the ultimate appetizer, combining sweet onions, crispy bacon, and gooey cheese for irresistible flavor.
Equipment
- large nonstick skillet
- medium bowl
- 2-cup baking dish
Ingredients
Bacon and Onion Mixture
- 4 strips bacon
- 2 sweet onions halved and thinly sliced
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- ¼ teaspoon tabasco
- ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
Dairy Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere Cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet. Remove to a paper towel lined plate to cool. Crumble.
- Add onions, sugar, and salt to bacon fat in the skillet and cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until onions turn a deep golden brown color. This can take as long as 20 minutes. If onions start to burn, turn heat down to medium-low.
- Add sherry and cook 1 minute. Stir in thyme and tabasco. Remove from heat.
- Mix together sour cream and mayo in a medium bowl. Add crumbled bacon, cheese, onion mixture, and black pepper. Mix together well and transfer to a 2-cup baking dish.
- Bake 20 minutes, or until bubbly and golden brown on top.
Notes
Yield: 2 cups
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 8gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 393mgPotassium: 179mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 341IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 265mgIron: 0.4mg
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