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French Onion Soup

Added on Wed May 28 2008

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The Basics

• Dish: Soups
• cuisine: French
• Serves: 1
• Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 Spanish Onions (large)
• 2 tsp Sugar
• 1 Tblsp Plain Flour
• To taste Olive Oil or Butter
• To Taste Dash of Port
• To taste Gruyre / Cheddar cheese

Method

1. Peel onions, and cut in half. Lay on cutting surface, and slice as thinly as possible.

2. Gently cook onions in a large pan in about 1-2 tablespoons oil and 1 dessertspoon butter, until just golden.

3. Add sugar, and cook until colour of onions darkens.

4. Add flour, stir to soak up juices, cook gently for 1-2 mins.

5. Add stock and port, stir well to break up lumps of flour, bring gently to boil, and simmer for 20 mins.

6. Cut bread into croutons, and bake for a few mins in the oven (170C) until crisp, place a few in bottom of bowls.

7. Ladle soup on top of croutons, sprinkle with cheese.

8. Brown under moderate grill until bubbling