French Onion Soup
French Onion Soup
French onion Soup is probably one of the most epic soups in this whole wide world. and yet, the soup itself is made with very few core ingredients: butter, onions, flour and stock/broth.
The magic is in the caramelisation of the onions, cooked slowly for at least 40 minutes. and of course the crowning glory – the glorious melted cheese toast!! Because let’s face it – French onion Soup without the cheesy toast is just onion soup.
Recipe video above. one of the most epic soups of the world does take time to make but it's so worth it! The deeply caramelised onions make an incredible flavour base for the broth. and that cheesy toast is a must! See recipe notes for SLoW CooKeR Caramelised onions.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 4 - 6
Ingredients
- 100 g / 3.5oz unsalted butter
- 1.25 kg / 2.5 lb brown / yellow onions , peeled, halved, thinly sliced top to bottom (Note 1)
- 3/4 cup (185ml) dry white wine , optional (Note 2)
- 2 tbsp flour , plain / all purpose
- 1.5 litres / 6 cups / 1.5 quarts good quality beef broth./stock oR chicken , low sodium/salt reduced
- 2 dried bay leaves (or 3 fresh) (optional)
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme (optional)
- Salt and pepper
CHeeSY ToaST
- 6 - 8 slices French baguette or other softish bread (Note 4)
- 100 g / 3.5 oz gruyere or mozzarella cheese, or other melting cheese of choice
- Fresh parsley or thyme leaves , for garnish (optional)
Instructions
CaRaMeLISe oNIoNS (See NoTeS FoR SLoW CooKeR oPTIoN)
1. Melt butter in a heavy based casserole pot over medium heat. When it starts to foam, add onions and stir to coat in butter.
2. 30 min on medium low: Turn heat down to medium low. Cook for 30 minutes stirring every few minutes, until the onions have softened and are semi transparent.
3. Salt, 20 min on medium high: Turn heat up to medium or medium high. add salt, and cook for a further 20 - 30 minutes, stirring more regularly, until onions are deep golden and sweet.
MaKe SoUP:
1. Deglaze: add wine, then simmer rapidly for 2 minutes until mostly evaporated, stirring to scrape the bottom of the pot.
2. Flour: Sprinkle flour over the onion and cook for 1 minute.
3. add broth & herbs: add broth, thyme and bay leaves.
4. Simmer: Cover, lower heat so it's simmering gently then simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Serve: Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into bowls. Top with 1 or 2 slices of cheesy toast.
CHeeSe ToaST:
1. Preheat grill / broiler to high.Toast each side of bread until light golden.
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