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French Onion Soup

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French Onion Soup

The classic bistro soup with deeply caramelised onions, beef stock and a gruyere crouton floating on top.

Total time
105 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
90 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
American
vegetarian

Ingredients

1.5kgwhite onions, very thinly sliced
80gbutter
2 tbspolive oil
200mldry white wine
1.5Lgood beef stock
2 tbspplain flour
2 sprigsfresh thyme
2bay leaves
8 slicesbaguette, toasted
200ggruyere, grated
1 tspsugar

Instructions

1

Melt butter and oil in a large heavy pot.

2

Add onions and sugar, cook on medium-low heat 1 hour stirring regularly.

3

Onions should be deep mahogany brown and very soft.

4

Add flour and cook 2 minutes.

5

Add wine and let bubble, then add stock, thyme and bay leaves.

6

Simmer 20 minutes, season generously.

7

Ladle into oven-proof bowls, top with toasted baguette slices.

8

Cover with gruyere and grill until bubbling and golden.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories
770
Protein
24.6g
Fat
41.2g
Carbs
72.4g
Fiber
11.5g
Sodium
403mg

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