65 MIN · STOVETOP

French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50 g butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1000 g onions (thinly sliced); 1 tsp sugar; 4 clove garlic (sliced); 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 250 ml dry white wine; 1 l beef stock (hot); 4 bread (thick slices, for toasting); 140 g gruyère (grated)

Golden caramelised onion soup crowned with melted Gruyère

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Ingredients

50 gbutter
1 tbspolive oil
1000 gonions, thinly sliced
1 tspsugar
4 clovegarlic, sliced
2 tbspall-purpose flour
250 mldry white wine
1 lbeef stock, hot
4bread, thick slices, for toasting
140 ggruyère, grated

Method

1
Melt the butter with the oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add the onions, cover with a lid, and fry for 10 minutes until soft.
2
Sprinkle in the sugar and cook uncovered for 20 minutes more, stirring frequently, until the onions are deeply golden and caramelised. Watch carefully towards the end to prevent burning.
3
Add the garlic for the final few minutes of cooking. Sprinkle in the flour, stir well, then increase the heat and gradually add the wine, stirring constantly.
4
Pour in the hot beef stock, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15–20 minutes.
5
Turn on the grill. Toast the bread slices. Ladle the soup into heatproof bowls, top with toast, and pile on the grated Gruyère. Grill until melted and bubbling.

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