French Onion Soup
This French Onion Soup recipe is a comforting classic that combines the sweet caramelized flavors of onions with savory beef stock, finished off with a generous topping of melty Gruyère cheese. The soup is rich, warm, and perfect for cozy nights in.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 1kg brown onions , thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp thyme , picked leaves
- 3 tbsp dry sherry
- beef stock fresh, cube or concentrate made up to 1.2 litres
- 1 baguette , sliced
- 1 garlic clove , halved
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 100g Gruyère , grated
Instructions
- Melt the butter with the olive oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add the onions and fry with the lid on for 10 mins until soft.
- Sprinkle in the sugar and cook for 20 mins more, stirring frequently, until caramelised. The onions should be really golden, full of flavour and soft when pinched between your fingers. Take care towards the end to ensure that they don’t burn.
- Add the garlic cloves for the final few minutes of the onions’ cooking time, then sprinkle in the plain flour and stir well.
- Increase the heat and keep stirring as you gradually add the wine, followed by the beef stock. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins.
- To serve, turn on the grill, and toast the bread. Ladle the soup into heatproof bowls.
- Put a slice or two of toast on top of the bowls of soup, and pile on the gruyère. Grill until melted. Alternatively, you can cook the toasts under the grill, then add them to the soup to serve.
Yield
Serves 4
Nutrition
- Calories: 618 calories
- Fat Content: 27 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 14 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 59 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 17 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 9 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 26 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 2.6 milligram of sodium
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