French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1.5kg white onions, very thinly sliced; 80g butter; 2 tbsp olive oil; 200ml dry white wine; 1.5L good beef stock; 2 tbsp plain flour; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 8 slices baguette, toasted; 200g gruyere, grated; 1 tsp sugar

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

Melt butter and oil in a large heavy pot.

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

Onions should be deep mahogany brown and very soft.

Add flour and cook 2 minutes.

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

Simmer 20 minutes, season generously.

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

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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