Sausage-stuffed Onions

Desciption
This recipe came from an estate sale.


 * Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group

Ingredients

 * 8 Medium white onions
 * ¼ cup butter
 * ½ pound sausage
 * 1¼ cups soft bread crumbs
 * ⅓ cup light cream
 * ¼ cup chopped parsley
 * ¼ teaspoon thyme
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
 * 1 cup beef stock
 * ½ cup dry white wine

Directions

 * 1) Scoop out the centers of peeled onions leaving at least ¼ inch thick shell
 * 2) Then chop the centers to equal 1½ cups
 * 3) Blanch the onion cases for 5 minutes and turn upside down to drain.
 * 4) In a skillet sauté the chopped onion in ¼ cup of butter, until lightly colored
 * 5) Then add the sausage and cook a few more ninutes.
 * 6) Stir in 1¼  cups of bread crumbs which have been soaked in the light cream
 * 7) Then simmer about 5 minutes and add parsley, thyme, salt and pepper.
 * 8) Fill the shells with the stuffing and put in a buttered shallow dish.
 * 9) Pour the beef stock and wine around them and bring to a boil on top of stove
 * 10) Bake in a 350°F oven, basting several times for 45 minutes
 * 11) Then transfer the onions to a serving dish.
 * 12) Reduce the juices by half then pour over onions
 * 13) Sprinkle with additional chopped parsley.