Classic french onion soup
A classic French Onion Soup recipe typical of Mediterranean cuisine, best enjoyed during Autumn. It takes about 45 minutes to make and covers 14% of your daily vitamin and mineral requirements per serving.
Ingredients
US
salted butter
0.25 cup
yellow onion
4
flour
0.25 tsps
sherry
0.5 cup
beef broth
5 cups
fresh thyme
3 sprigs
fresh parsley
3 sprigs
bay leaves
1
salt and pepper
4 servings
baguette
4 slice
gruyere
1 cup
Method
- Preheat oven to 400
- In a large Dutch oven, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add onions to the pot and sprinkle with flour. Reduce heat to medium low and cook for 45 minutes stirring occasionally. If the onions are cooking too quickly, reduce heat.
- When the onions are tender and golden in colour, de-glaze the pan with sherry.
- Pour beef broth into the pot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add herbs, salt and pepper to taste.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. Butter slices of French bread and bake in the oven for 5-10 minutes until very dry. Set aside.
- Remove herb stalks and bay leaf.
- Ladle soup portions into four oven safe ramekins. Top with crusty French bread and sprinkle with cheese.
- Place ramekins on a cookie sheet and bake uncovered at 400 for 5-10 minutes until cheese is bubbling. Broil for one minute more to brown the top.
- Serve warm.
- Serves 4
Nutrition:
412 kcal
Carbs
27 g
Fat
23 g
Protein
17 g
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