You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food … Check This Amazing Recipe: Easy French onion soup
How to Make Easy French onion soup
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins to 1 hour
Serves:
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 50g/1¾oz butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 6 large white onions
- 1½ tbsp caster sugar
- 200ml/7fl oz white wine
- 2 litres/3½ pints pint good rich beef stock
- 3 bay leaves
- sprig rosemary
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the cheese mustard croûtes
- ½ thin baguette
- Dijon mustard
- 25g/1oz gruyère
Method
-
Melt the butter and oil in a deep saucepan. Add the onion and fry over high heat for few minutes. Cover, lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.
-
Remove the lid, sprinkle in the sugar and some salt and pepper, and fry for a few minutes. Cover, and simmer for at least 15 minutes, or until the onion is tender, golden-brown and caramelised.
-
Add the wine and boil for a few minutes, add the stock and the herbs and cook for another 8–10 minutes.
-
To make the croûtes, slice the baguette, toast one side under the grill. Spread the bread side with mustard and top with grated cheese. Grill until just melted.
-
Remove the herbs, check the seasoning and serve in hot bowls with the cheese croûtes on top.
