Name: French onion soup with grilled cheese baguette
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6-8
Ingredients: 100ml extra virgin olive oil; 70g butter; 6 cloves garlic, finely sliced; 7 sprigs thyme; 1 celery heart, finely sliced; 6 large Spanish red onions, cut into 1cm-thick slices; 6 brown onions, cut into 1cm-thick slices; 1.5L beef stock; 100ml dry sherry; Salt and freshly ground pepper, to season; 200g Gruyère, sliced; 1 baguette, cut into thick slices; ½ bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves picked, very finely chopped

French onion soup with grilled cheese baguette

Soup it up a notch and add chunks of melted cheesy bread – it’s a meal in itself.

Serves 6-8

Prep

10M

Cook

1H 30M

Total

1H 40M

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There’s no need to dine out at a fancy French restaurant or bistro for a bowl of French onion soup with this easy recipe.

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Ingredients

100ml extra virgin olive oil

70g butter

6 cloves garlic, finely sliced

7 sprigs thyme

1 celery heart, finely sliced

6 large Spanish red onions, cut into 1cm-thick slices

6 brown onions, cut into 1cm-thick slices

1.5L beef stock

100ml dry sherry

Salt and freshly ground pepper, to season

200g Gruyère, sliced

1 baguette, cut into thick slices

½ bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves picked, very finely chopped

Method

Combine oil, butter, garlic, thyme, celery, ½ the Spanish onion and ½ the brown onion in a large saucepan over a low heat. Cook slowly for about 45 minutes or until mixture caramelises.

Add remaining onion to pan and cook for a further 20 minutes. Stir in stock and simmer gently for another 20 minutes. Stir in sherry and season with salt and pepper.

Preheat grill to medium. Put 1 slice of cheese on each bread slice. Grill until bread is toasted and cheese is golden and bubbling.

Ladle soup into bowls. Top with 1 or 2 cheese-covered bread slices. Sprinkle parsley over bread and serve.

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