French onion soup

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• Willfergus

  15 February 2012

  Willfergus commented on this recipe

  Didnt taste it but just by taking a look at the picture and the ingredients and I can say that it looks like a very nice classic french onion soup! Camasino Team

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• Bowdenei

  15 February 2012

  Bowdenei commented on this recipe

  Any good recipes for the beef stock?

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• Jodie Rees

  16 February 2012

  Jodie Rees rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Wow this is a great recipe! Tried making french onion soup a couple of years ago using a different recipe and it was a disaster, but this is really lovely. Can't wait to make this for my mother-in-law - she says she makes a good french onion soup so I'd like to know what she thought of this one!

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• MdC BC

  16 February 2012

  MdC BC rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really lovely. However it took about 1 hour and a half to cook, and I think it could have done with more time. I lost patience! So next time I will do it on a weekend. Since I have a vegetarian at home I use veg stock instead the beefy one. I think it worked well, but this obviously will change the taste.

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• alitenor

  17 February 2012

  alitenor commented on this recipe

  Marmite makes a great alternative to beef stock for vegetarians in other French onion soup recipes, tho I haven't tried this recipe yet.

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• gourmetheaven

  18 February 2012

  gourmetheaven commented on this recipe

  i tried this recipe its fab! i adjusted it with veg stock and vegemite and added a slice of scottish truffle brie with the bread it was a winner!

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• Shroom

  18 February 2012

  Shroom commented on this recipe

  Made this with great success a couple of times. I didn't get dark and sticky onions after 20 mins but they looked well cooked. I used a little less stock, just 1ltr of liquid, as previously it had been a bit watery but the overall result was delicious. I'll try the veggie version with the marmite next time. Highly recommend this recipe.

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• Shroom

  18 February 2012

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• sarahsutton

  26 February 2012

  sarahsutton rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This tasted really good. As I had the time, I cooked the onions for much longer, it had a lovely rich flavour.

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• Jo

  02 March 2012

  Jo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was delicious

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• cupcakegirl

  20 March 2012

  cupcakegirl commented on this recipe

  This was delicious, I could have eaten the whole lot by myself it was that nice. My boyfriend has asked me to make it again this week so I think that this will be a regular in our home

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• lizleicester

  04 April 2012

  lizleicester rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicous. Cooked onions until they were really caramelised which was well worth the extra time. Used strongly flavoured stock (pheasant) and the result was gorgeous.

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• jojojac

  05 November 2012

  jojojac commented on this recipe

  Great way to use up caramelised onions (leftover from bonfire party) Scrummy .......... Great cure for hangover !!!

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• jojojac

  05 November 2012

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• Bean

  11 November 2012

  Bean commented on this recipe

  I made this formthenfirst time a few weeks ago and it was fantastic. I love real French onion soup and this really hit the mark. I am making tis again today, and I am going to halve the amount of onions but leave the stock volume tha same. This is really easy to make so would recommend.

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• Liezel

  26 December 2012

  Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious, made it as a starter for Christmas dinner and it was a great success

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• Frantic Flapjack

  26 February 2013

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is a great French onion soup. The best one I've tried so far is Delia's which is the best ever. This one almost lives up to Delia's but is much quicker to make. Definitely one for the binder.

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• Recipes

  13 March 2013

  Recipes commented on this recipe

  Made with beef stock saved from batches of chilli and bolognese but quite tasteless. Added 4tbsps of marmite and really nice but will try again with beef stock cubes and then add marmite if necessary.

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Ingredients

• 1.2kg onions , halved and finely sliced
• 50g butter
• 3 tbsp brandy
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1.4l strong beef stock
• 4 thick slices crusty bread from a small loaf
• 125g grated Gruyère

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Serves 4

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Ready in 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1.2kg onions , halved and finely sliced
• 50g butter
• 3 tbsp brandy
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp plain flour
• 1.4l strong beef stock
• 4 thick slices crusty bread from a small loaf
• 125g grated Gruyère

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