Easy onion soup

Easy onion soup

A simple, tasty and filling onion soup made with very few ingrediants.

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Recipe by maddiehotpants

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

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Method

  1. Turn hob on and place butter in frying pan or wok on the lit ring. Peel and shred onion and then add to the pan.
  2. Continually move onions around until soft and golden brown. When onions have gone soft and brown, add crushed garlic and mix.
  3. In a large pan boil water, add stock cubes, herbs, sugar, salt and pepper. Then add the onion and garlic mix.
  4. Cut up the potatoes and add to the pan, and then do the same with the carrot.
  5. Simmer on low heat for an hour.
  6. Use a hand-held blender or place the soup into a standalone blender and blits untill thick. Then simmer for 10 more minutes.
  7. Serve with toasted bread and melted cheese, enjoy.
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  • 13 December 2009

    Davidc4 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great easy recipe, used it a few times now. Left the garlic out on one occasion and it still tasted good :)

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  • 18 May 2010

    Lauren rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Really yummy, I love loads of black pepper in mine. I didn't blend as I prefer soup with chunks!

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  • 01 October 2012

    alibalib commented on this recipe

    lovely soup with italian mixed herbs and garlic bread croutons mmmmm yummy

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ingredients

  • 3 Onions, shredded
  • 2 Cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 15g Butter - or oil
  • 2 Vegatable stock cubes
  • 900ml water
  • 2 tea spoons brown sugar - can use white
  • 2 'Good sized' potatoes, cubed
  • 1 Carrot, sliced
  • 1 Table spoon mixed random herbs - coriander, parsley, dill
  • Salt and pepper
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