Soupe à l'Oignon (French Onion Soup)

Name: Soupe à l'Oignon (French Onion Soup)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 5 large onions, thinly sliced; 4 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp plain flour; ½ cup dry white wine; 4 cups good beef stock; fresh thyme and bay leaf; 4 slices baguette, toasted; 2 cups Gruyère, grated

A classic Parisian French onion soup, simmering deeply caramelised onions and topping them with crusty croutons and melted Gruyere.

Total time

85 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

75 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

French

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Ingredients

5large onions, thinly sliced

4 tbspbutter

1 tbspplain flour

½ cupdry white wine

4 cupsgood beef stock

fresh thyme and bay leaf

4 slicesbaguette, toasted

2 cupsGruyère, grated

Instructions

Caramelise onions in butter 45-60 min until golden brown.

Add flour; wine; stock; thyme and bay. Simmer 20 min.

Ladle into oven-safe bowls; top with baguette and Gruyère.

Grill until cheese is 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

755

Protein

39g

Fat

50.2g

Carbs

27.3g

Fiber

2.9g

Sodium

514mg

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