Easy French Onion Soup
This easy French onion soup recipe combines caramelised onion, beef stock, garlicky croutons, and gooey melted cheese.
Equipment
- stockpot
- oven tray
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 400 g yellow onions
- 400 g red onions
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 250 ml dry white wine
- 1.25 litre beef stock I used Oxo Meat-Free Beef Stock
- 4 tablespoon chopped parsley
For the Croutons
- day-old baguette
- olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Melt butter and oil in a large stockpot.
- Add the onions, garlic and sugar. Stir until everything is well combined. Cook under low-medium heat until the onions are completely soft and start to caramelise, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Add the wine and stock.
- Bring to the boil. Then simmer, covered for 20 minutes.
- In the meantime, make the croutons: Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F. Cut the bread into slices and spread the slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Brush the croutons with olive oil on both sides and bake in the oven until golden, about 10 to 12 minutes.
- When the croutons are done, leave them to cool down so you can handle them and rub the garlic clove on both sides of each crouton.
- Preheat the grill on high.
- Ladle the soup in individual bowls. Top each bowl with croutons and grated cheese.
- Place the bowls under the grill, and cook until the cheese has melted.
- Top with chopped parsley and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 196kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 63mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 439IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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