French onion soup
By: Mike Robinson From: Chalet Slaves
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French onion soup
- Prep time:
- 30 mins
- Cook time:
- 1 hr
- Serves:
- 4
Slow cooked onions make a fabulous foundation for this tasty version of the traditional French speciality from Mike Robinson
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Ingredients
- 6 tbsp Butter
- 10 Onions, chopped
- 50g plain flour
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 50ml White wine
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 100g Gruyère cheese, grated
- 4 slices French bread, toasted
Method
1. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a low heat and cook the onions for 30 minutes until softened, stirring constantly.2. Add the flour, tomato puree, wine and chicken stock. Cook for a further 30 minutes. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. Scatter the grated cheese over the toasted French bread slices and grill until the cheese is golden and bubbling. Serve the soup immediately, with a piece of cheese topped toast floating on the top of each.
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View all comments (7)beef stock and red wine. yummy! went down really well :)
beef stock every time
Yes of course any hard melting cheese -so cheddar would be good
Can i replace Gruyère with other cheese?
This was delicious and i used half onion stock and chicken stock
beef stock is much better in this recipe not chicken!
what does 10 onion weigh