French Onion Soup
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Category | Cooking |
| Cooking | Soups Starters Vegetarian |
Description
This delicious soup deserves to be an all time number 1 in our menu.
It's easy and foolproof, highly recommended!!!
Ingredients
- 50gunsalted butter
- 4medium onions cut in half then sliced thinly
- 1tbspplain flour (heaped)
- 200mldry white wine
- 1 1⁄2lboiling water or a bit less if you like your soup thicker
- 1tbspsugar
- 1dssalt and pepper
- 12slices 1/2 inch thick of french baguette or toasting bread
- 150ggruyere cheese, grated (any other will do, i used mild english cheddar and it worked beautifully)
- 1⁄2tspthyme to enrich the soup (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200c or 400f / gas 6.
In a large pan melt the butter, stirring often and season well. Add the onions and cook for 20-30 min. to achieve a rich brown colour. Stir every 2-3 min. to prevent burning.
Sprinkle the flour on a baking sheet and place it in the oven for approx. 10 min., until lightly coloured. Then stir it into the onions and mix.
Gradually stir in the wine and one third of the water, mix well and add the remaining water.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 min., taste and adjust seasoning if needed, add the sugar.
Arrange bread on a baking tray, sprinkle with the grated cheese and place it in hot oven to brown it slightly. Place soup in bowls, top it up with the bread and serve.
If using toasting bread, cut it diagonally before serving to make it more accessible and visually appealing.
Notes
All that crying during cutting onions is totally justified…yummy!
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