French onion soup recipe

Serves:

Ingredients

• 1.5kg brown onions
• 6 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 cup plain flour
• 8 cups beef stock
• 2 tsp thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine
• 1 stick French loaf sliced
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated

Method

Heat oil and butter in a saucepan until hot and add onions. Stirring every 2 minutes until they are collapsed.

Add garlic and sugar and keep stirring for 5 minutes more until caramelised.

Sprinkle flour over and stir to brown and make a roux.

Gradually add beef stock to thicken and add thyme, pepper and bay leaves.

Stir in wine and simmer for 5 minutes. Ladle into oven proof bowls and place on top a slice of French bread topped with grated cheese. Grill for 5 minutes or until cheese is golden and melted.

Sprinkle with some chopped parsley and serve.

Notes

• This is a very traditional French soup and I had actually forgotten how delicious it really is.
• You can substitute any cheese you like on the top of the bread. I think you could pretty much whip this dish up from just what’s in the pantry. That makes it a great standby dish but it is fancy enough for a dinner party too.
• This recipe was created for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder

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