French Onion Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2oz butter
- 1kg onions, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 dsp brown sugar
- 375ml white wine
- 750ml beef stock
For the croutons
- 1 french stick
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 100g gruyere cheese, grated
Method
- STEP 1Heat butter in a large pan and when it has melted add the onions and fry on a high heat for 2-3 mins
- STEP 2Turn the heat down, add the garlic and sugard and sweat for at least 20 minutes.
- STEP 3Turn the heat back up and deglaze the pan with a glass of the white wine scrapping all the bits of the bottom of the pan.
- STEP 4Add the rest of the wine and the beef stock and simmer on a low heat for about 30 minutes and season to taste.
- STEP 5White simmering the soup slice the french stick and drizzle with oliver oil and bake in the oven for about 20 minutes (until starting to crisp)
- STEP 6When crisp rub with the garlic cloves, top with some grated cheese and grill until the cheese just starts to melt.
