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Easy French Onion Soup


Description

An easy, flavourful, French Onion soup recipe made with just a handful of ingredients. Allow the soup time to develop its deep characteristic flavours and colour and you will not be disappointed. Hearty and wholesome, this classic French Onion Soup recipe takes approximately 1 hour 10 minutes to cook and 10 minutes or less to prepare.


Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons Butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 large brown onions, sliced
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) sugar
  • 1 litre good quality vegetable stock
  • 1 ½ tablespoon fresh Thyme
  • 1 cup (250ml) dry white wine
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • 100g Pecorino Romano or Parmesan, shaved
  • 1 Baguette

 


Instructions

  1. Melt the Butter in a large pot over low heat and add the onions and garlic. Cook down slowly until they are soft and translucent – this will take about 30 minutes so will require some patience
  2. Add the sugar and cook the onions until they are completely wilted and caramelised, another 5-10 minutes or so.
  3. Add the Thyme, wine and vegetable stock and cook for another 30 minutes on low-medium heat. You want a gentle simmer.
  4. Add salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
  5. Serve with shaved parmesan or Gruyere cheese as well as buttered slices of Baguette. Yum!