Onion soup with cheese & herb toasts

Onion soup with cheese & herb toasts

The secret behind this soup is to cook the onions long and slow for a deep colour and rich flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Freezable

Freeze soup only

Method

  1. Heat the butter and oil in a large pan and gently cook the onion and garlic until very soft and golden. Increase heat slightly and cook until brown - about 20-40 mins in total.
  2. Stir in the flour for 2 mins, then stir in the beer and bring to a simmer for a few mins. Add the stock, bring back to a simmer, then season with salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Keep warm.
  3. Heat the grill and toast the bread on both sides. Meanwhile, mix the grated cheese with the herbs. Sprinkle a little on each slice and grill to melt. Ladle soup into bowls and float toasts on top.

PER SERVING

317 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 26.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 10.0g, salt 1.49 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2011.

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  • 05 March 2011

    Beth rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    The beer I used was a little too bitter so I added a spoonful of brown sugar to take the edge off.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 40 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Freezable

Freeze soup only

Ingredients

FOR THE TOASTS

  • 1 baguette , cut into 12-18 thin slices
  • 175.0g mature cheddar , Stilton or Lincolnshire Poacher, grated
  • small bunch chives , snipped
  • ½ small bunch parsley , finely chopped
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PER SERVING

317 kcalories, protein 16.0g, carbohydrate 26.0g, fat 16.0 g, saturated fat 9.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 10.0g, salt 1.49 g

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