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French onion soup

The bistro classic: onions cooked down slowly, a good stock and a lid of golden melted cheese.

⏱ 60 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

• 🧅Onion6
• 🧈Butter40 g
• 🌾Flour20 g
• •White wine100 ml
• •Stock cube2
• •Water1,000 ml
• 🍞Bread120 g
• 🧀Grated cheese120 g
• •Salt
• •Pepper

Method

1. Thinly slice the onions.
2. Cook them in the butter over medium-low heat for 20 minutes, stirring, until deep golden.
3. Sprinkle over the flour, stir for 1 minute, then pour in the white wine, water and stock cubes.
4. Simmer gently for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Heat the grill. Toast the slices of bread.
6. Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls, top with the bread and cover with grated cheese.
7. Grill for 5 minutes, until the cheese is golden and bubbling.

💡 Tip : Don’t rush the onions: their caramelisation is where all the flavour comes from.

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