This bistro classic is as refined as it is rich. We kept the filling onion-forward by cooking the strands in rendered bacon fat and stirring them into a light custard. Use yellow or white onions here; sweet onions will make the tart too sweet.
Use a 9-inch tinned-steel tart pan.
FRENCH ONION AND BACON TART
Start to finish: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Crust:
1¼ cups (6¼ ounces) all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
8 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch cubes and chilled
2-3 Tbsp. ice water
Filling:
4 slices bacon, cut into ¼ inch pieces
Vegetable oil
1½ pounds onions, halved through root end and cut crosswise into ¼ ...
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