Quebec Onion Soup

Name: Quebec Onion Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 6 large onions, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; 1 cup dry white wine; 1.5L beef or vegetable stock; 4 thick slices sourdough, toasted; 200g Gruyere, grated; 1 tbsp fresh thyme; salt and pepper to taste

A Quebec-style French onion soup with plenty of Gruyère and a thick crouton lid. Cooking the onions low and slow for a full 45 minutes, without rushing the heat, develops their deep, sweet caramelised flavour.

Total time

80 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

70 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Canadian

vegetarian

Ingredients

6large onions, thinly sliced

4 tbspbutter

2 tbspolive oil

1 tspsugar

1 cupdry white wine

1.5Lbeef or vegetable stock

4 thick slicessourdough, toasted

200gGruyere, grated

1 tbspfresh thyme

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Melt butter and oil in a heavy pot. Add onions and sugar. Cook over medium-low heat 45 minutes until deeply caramelised.

Add wine and thyme. Cook 5 minutes.

Add stock. Simmer 20 minutes. Season.

Ladle into oven-safe bowls. Top with toast and mound of Gruyere.

Grill until cheese is golden and bubbling.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

547

Protein

18.9g

Fat

34.9g

Carbs

29.2g

Fiber

3.6g

Sodium

279mg

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