French Onion Soup (Classic)

Name: French Onion Soup (Classic)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 large brown onions, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp sugar; 1 cup dry white wine; 1.5L beef stock; 4 thick slices French bread, toasted; 200g Gruyere, grated; fresh thyme few sprigs; salt and pepper to taste

A classic French onion soup, exactly as served in American bistros, topped with a bubbling Gruyère crouton.

Total time

80 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

70 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

6large brown onions, thinly sliced

4 tbspbutter

1 tbspolive oil

1 tspsugar

1 cupdry white wine

1.5Lbeef stock

4 thick slicesFrench bread, toasted

200gGruyere, grated

fresh thymefew sprigs

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Cook onions in butter and oil with sugar 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.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

417

Protein

18.8g

Fat

31.8g

Carbs

4.7g

Fiber

Sodium

1598mg

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