Name: French Onion Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 50g Butter; 1 tbs Olive Oil; 1 kg Onion; 1 tsp Sugar; 4 sliced Garlic Clove; 2 tbs Plain Flour; 250ml Dry White Wine; 1L Beef Stock; 4 sliced Bread; 140g Gruyère

Side

4 servings

511 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter and olive oil in a large heavy-based pan

ButterOlive Oil

Step 2

Add onions, cover, and fry 10 minutes until soft

Onion

Step 3

Add sugar and cook 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until caramelised

Sugar

Step 4

Add garlic for the final few minutes of cooking

Garlic Clove

Step 5

Add flour and stir well

Plain Flour

Step 6

Increase heat and stir while gradually adding the wine, then add hot stock

Dry White WineBeef Stock

Step 7

Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes

Step 8

Turn on the grill and toast the bread

Bread

Step 9

Ladle soup into heatproof bowls

Step 10

Place a slice or two of toast on each bowl and pile on the cheese

BreadGruyère

Step 11

Grill until the cheese has melted