French Onion Soup with Cheese Topping
Flavoursome, warming, cheesy, onion, heaven...French Onion Soup with Cheese Topping. It's the perfect wintertime lunch!
Ingredients
- 25ml vegetable oil
- 5 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves
- few sprigs of thyme
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 50ml sherry
- 50ml white wine
- 25ml brandy
- 500ml beef stock
- 200ml veal jus
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- 8 baguette slices
- 200g comte and emmental, grated
Method
- Place the onions into a hot saucepan with the vegetable oil, garlic and thyme. Cook gently for 1 hour until coloured
- Add the sugar, sherry, wine, brandy, stock and jus. Season, then cook for 10-15 mins.
- Spoon into deep ovenproof soup bowls, cool. Toast the bread and place on top of the soup. Sprinkle on the cheese and grill on high for 5 mins.
Ingredients
- 25ml vegetable oil
- 5 onions, peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves
- few sprigs of thyme
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 50ml sherry
- 50ml white wine
- 25ml brandy
- 500ml beef stock
- 200ml veal jus
- Salt and pepper
To serve
- 8 baguette slices
- 200g comte and emmental, grated
Method
- Place the onions into a hot saucepan with the vegetable oil, garlic and thyme. Cook gently for 1 hour until coloured
- Add the sugar, sherry, wine, brandy, stock and jus. Season, then cook for 10-15 mins.
- Spoon into deep ovenproof soup bowls, cool. Toast the bread and place on top of the soup. Sprinkle on the cheese and grill on high for 5 mins.
