French Onion Soup
A great classic translated directly from a French cookbook.
Peel and chop the onions very finely.
Melt (gently) the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Add the onions, and let them cook until they are golden, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the flour, and continue cooking until the onions are browned and the flour is golden.
Add the beef broth, and let cook for about 1/2 hour - 1 hour (season with salt and pepper to taste).
Cut french bread (or any bread) on the diagonal into thin slices. Pan-fry the slices of bread with 1/2 tbsp. butter and 1 clove of garlic (Very finely chopped) until the bread is toasted.
Alternate thin slices of bread and French Gruyere cheese in the middle of your bowls. Hopefully, you can get a few slices of bread in the bowl, but this will depend on the size of your bowls.
Pour the hot soup on top (don't worry - the bread floats) of the bread and cheese. Cover with some more cheese on the top of the bowl.
Put in a hot oven (or broiler) until the cheese has a nice gratineed crust and the bread is puffy.
Ingredients
Directions
Peel and chop the onions very finely.
Melt (gently) the butter in a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Add the onions, and let them cook until they are golden, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the flour, and continue cooking until the onions are browned and the flour is golden.
Add the beef broth, and let cook for about 1/2 hour - 1 hour (season with salt and pepper to taste).
Cut french bread (or any bread) on the diagonal into thin slices. Pan-fry the slices of bread with 1/2 tbsp. butter and 1 clove of garlic (Very finely chopped) until the bread is toasted.
Alternate thin slices of bread and French Gruyere cheese in the middle of your bowls. Hopefully, you can get a few slices of bread in the bowl, but this will depend on the size of your bowls.
Pour the hot soup on top (don't worry - the bread floats) of the bread and cheese. Cover with some more cheese on the top of the bowl.
Put in a hot oven (or broiler) until the cheese has a nice gratineed crust and the bread is puffy.
