Easy Creamed Onions

My great-grandma's recipe. Always a favorite at Thanksgiving dinner. Worth using fresh onions instead of frozen.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 161 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter
• ¾ cup water
• salt to taste
• 2 cups peeled pearl onions
• 1 ½ cups cold whole milk
• ¼ cup quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra®), or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water and salt to a boil in a small saucepan; cook onions in the boiling water until just tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup water in saucepan, and return onions to pan. Add butter to onions.

Step 2

Mix milk and quick-mixing flour together in a bowl; add to onion mixture. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in more quick-mixing flour if mixture is too thin.