Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
To serve: 4

You will need
1 oz. butter
8 oz. onions, sliced
2 level tablespoons cornflour
3/4 pint (U.S. 1 7/8 cups) milk
salt and pepper
5 hard-boiled eggs
Garnish:
browned onion rings or chopped parsley

Melt the butter in a saucepan and very gently sauté the onions until soft but not browned. Stir in the cornflour, mixing well. Off the heat gradually stir in all the milk then return to the heat, stirring until boiling, and simmer for 10 minutes. Season to taste. Cut the eggs length-wise into eight, reserve one for garnish and stir remainder gently into the sauce. Turn into one large dish (of for small cocottes) and garnish with reserved egg slices. and either browned onion rings or chopped parsley.

© Shufunotomo Co., Ltd., Japan 1968 English text © The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. 1968