French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 kg Yellow onions; 40 g Butter; 1 tsp Sugar; 2 cloves Garlic; 1 tbsp All-purpose flour; 150 ml Dry white wine; 1 L Beef broth; 3 sprigs Fresh thyme; 1 Bay leaf; 4 slices (100 g) Baguette; 120 g Gruyere cheese, grated; to taste Salt and black pepper

French

Soup Difficulty: Medium Servings: 4 Total: 105 min

Ingredients

Yellow onions 1 kg
Butter 40 g
Sugar 1 tsp
Garlic 2 cloves
All-purpose flour 1 tbsp
Dry white wine 150 ml
Beef broth 1 L
Fresh thyme 3 sprigs
Bay leaf 1
Baguette 4 slices (100 g)
Gruyere cheese, grated 120 g
Salt and black pepper to taste

Prep

15 min

Cook

90 min

Instructions

1
Melt the butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the thinly sliced onions with a pinch of salt and cook for 10 minutes, stirring, until soft.
2
Add the sugar, lower the heat and cook for 45 minutes, stirring often, until the onions are deep golden brown.
3
Stir in the chopped garlic and the flour for 1 minute, then pour in the wine and simmer until it has reduced by half.
4
Add the broth, thyme and bay leaf and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the herbs and season with salt and pepper.
5
Heat the oven to 230C. Toast the baguette slices until dry and golden.
6
Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls, top each with a slice of toasted baguette and the grated Gruyere, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the cheese is melted and browned.