The Grinch Got A CLUE For Christmas

(Coal and Cards)

Coming December, 2024

It Wouldn’t Be The Grinch Without His Dog Max

Sparky Objecting, Sparky Accepting His Role as Max, and Sparky With Spooky Lou Who

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Merry Grinchmas Cake

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Recipes Start Here

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Our 9 Onion Au Gratin

(The Grinch’s Favorite)

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This recipe makes enough for 1 large and 2 medium casserole dishes.

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Ingredients:

~20 Each – Red, White and Yellow Pearl Onions

(Or one bag each of the Pearl Onions)

3 Red Onions – sliced thinly

3 White Onions – sliced thinly

3 Vidalia Onions – sliced thinly

6 Shallots – sliced thinly

10 Eggs – beaten

~15 Green Onions – sliced to a medium thickness

Non-stick Spray

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 Tbsp. Roasted Garlic Powder

1 Tbsp. Sweet Paprika

3 Cup Manchego Cheese – grated

1 Cup Asiago Cheese – grated

1 Cup Cahills Cheddar-Irish Whiskey – grated

8 oz. Pure Irish Butter

~1 1/2 Cups Chardonnay Wine

~1/2 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs

~ 1/2 Cup Panko Sweet and Spicy Crispy Bread Crumbs

A Sprinkling of Chives

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Use a mandolin on its thinnest setting to slice a majority of the onions.

Our Ingredients

For all the pearl onions, slice off the root and stem ends of the onion, then peal off the outer layer of the skin.  You could also par-boil the onions for about 5 min. to loosen the outer skin.  After boiling, slice off the root end and squeeze out the onion.

Our WHITE,

Once peeled, place the pearl onions in a medium bowl.

PURPLE,

and YELLOW PEARLS.

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Now, slice off both ends of the red, white, and Vidalia onions.

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Now, most of the onions are ready to be sliced on the mandolin.

Slice both ends off the shallots and place them in a bowl to be hand sliced later.

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Slice the White, Vidalia, and Red onions using the mandolin.

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I can slice the onions thinly by hand, but the mandolin is much faster and more precise as you can see.

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You can see how thinly the onions are sliced here.

Place the sliced onions in a large bowl.

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Hand slice the shallots as they are hard to do on the mandolin, because of their size.

Place the sliced shallots in a bowl.

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Green Onions/Spring Onions

Hand slice the green onions as shown.

Slicing The Chives

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Beat four eggs in a large bowl for the large casserole and three each for the medium casseroles when ready.

Spray each casserole dish with cooking spray.

Add some of the chives to the beaten eggs, then add some freshly ground pepper and Roasted Garlic powder.

Now, add your salt (Himalayan) and Sweet Paprika to the bowl.

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Place a thin layer of sliced onions in your casserole dish as shown.

Remove the outer skin if needed and grate your cheeses into a large bowl.

Mix all the grated cheese together.

Layer the onions and cheese in the casserole as shown.  I liked keeping the types of onions separated.

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When at the top of the casserole, place the sliced shallots on top.

Now, add some of the pearl onions and green onions.

As this is the large casserole, pour the 4 beaten eggs and other seasonings into the casserole evenly.

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Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter

(You can use whatever brand you like.)

Slice the butter into Tbsp. sized pieces and place them over the top of the casserole.

Like so.

Robert Mondavi

Buttery Chardonnay

(We thought this buttery chardonnay would add to the flavor more than a regular chardonnay.)

Add about 1/2 Cup of Chardonnay to the casserole, then sprinkle enough bread crumbs to lightly cover the top of the onions.

Then sprinkle some of the Panko over the top of the casserole.

Ready For The Oven

Place the casserole on a sheet pan and bake in a 400’F oven for about 30 min. or until browned as shown below.

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Do the same process for the remaining medium casserole dishes.

Enjoy!

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