appetite magazine
Quick French Onion Soup
 
 
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 80g butter
  • 800g onions, peeled and sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 1.2 litres good beef stock
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper
  • 4 slices French bread, toasted
  • 100g Gruyere, grated
Method
  1. Melt the butter in a pan over a medium heat and when foaming add the onions.
  2. Fry gently until soft and golden.
  3. Add garlic, flour, combine and cook for a few mins.
  4. Set aside off the heat for 2 mins to take the heat out.
  5. Now add the stock and bring to the boil, stirring. Season and reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 mins.
  6. When ready to serve, toast 4 slices of baguette on one side under the grill, top the untoasted side with grated Gruyere and place back under the grill until cheese melts.
  7. Adjust seasoning in the soup, pour into bowls and top with cheesy toast.
Recipe by appetite magazine at https://www.appetitemag.co.uk/quick-french-onion-soup/