Onion soup
French specialty, traditionally baked with excellent Swiss Gruyère cheese. As an alternative, I suggest Cantal cheese.
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Vegetable soup
French cuisine
Ingredients
Ingredients
baguette | - | ||||
beef stock | 1.05 | quart | 1 | litre | |
cheese Gruyère | 5 | oz | 140 | grams | |
ground black pepper | 0.25 | tsp | ¼ | teaspoon | |
olive oil | 2 | tbsp | 2 | tablespoon | |
onion | 2.6 | lb | 1200 | grams | |
salt | - | ||||
semi-sweet white wine | 6.75 | tbsp | 1 | decilitre | |
sugar granulated | 2 | tsp | 2 | teaspoon | |
thyme | 0.5 | tsp | ½ | teaspoon | |
unsalted butter | 1 | oz | 30 | grams |
Recipe
1. Caramelizing onions
onion 2.6 lb (1200 g) • unsalted butter 1 oz (30 g) • olive oil 2 tbsp • sugar granulated 2 tsp
Slice the onion into small pieces. Slowly fry in butter and oil in a skillet or saucepan for 30 min. until the onions soften. Add the sugar and caramelize till it has brown color for about 20 minutes.
2. Combination of flavors
beef stock 1.05 quart (1000 ml) • semi-sweet white wine 6.75 tbsp (100 ml) • thyme 0.5 tsp • ground black pepper 0.25 tsp • salt
In a saucepan, mix onion, beef broth, wine, thyme, pepper and salt according to your taste. Cook 20 min. till tastes come together.
3.
baguette • cheese Gruyère 5 oz (140 g)
Pour soup in baking dish, put rings of baguette on the bottom (or toast), sprinkle it with grated cheese and bake it for about 10 min. at 430°F (220°C).
Bon appetit!