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French onion soup
Rich, warming and as French as France, lend yourself an inner glow with Mickael Weiss' French onion soup recipe from Sainsbury's magazine
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Ready in 1 hour 15 minutes
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Cooking time 1 hour
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Prep time 15 minutes
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 50 g butter
- 4 medium onions, thinly sliced
- 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 sprig of thyme, leaves chopped, plus a few small sprigs
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 1.2 litres good-quality vegetable or chicken stock
- 4 thick slices of French baguette, or other crusty bread
- 125 g mature reserve Gruyère (or vegetarian alternative), finely grated
Method
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1
Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the onions with 1 teaspoon of salt for 30 minutes, uncovered, stirring often, until caramelised.
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2
Add the garlic and thyme, then the white wine, and simmer until the wine has evaporated. Add the stock to the pan and simmer the soup, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
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3
Towards the end of the simmering time, preheat the grill to high. Lay the slices of bread on a baking sheet and grill on one side only until toasted. Remove from the grill, turn over and sprinkle the untoasted sides with grated Gruyère.
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4
Check the soup's seasoning and adjust if necessary, then pour into heatproof bowls. Top each serving with a slice of cheese-topped baguette and scatter over a few small thyme sprigs.
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5
Place the bowls under the grill until the cheese on the bread is bubbling and golden brown.
