French Onion Soup

Name: French Onion Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4 slices French bread; Parmesan shavings for serving (optional); 2 dried bay leaves; 2 cups chicken stock; ¼ cup dry white wine; 1½ cups water; 1 Tbsp cake flour; 2–3 large onions, finely sliced; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp dried thyme; salt and pepper to taste; ½ cup grated Parmesan

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

All Sorts of Healthy Dishes

By Chantal Lascaris

Published 2017

About

CARAMELISED ONIONS THAT TURN GOLDEN AND MELLOW ARE THE KEY TO A GOOD FRENCH ONION SOUP, WHICH ORIGINATED IN ITS CURRENT FORM IN THE 18^TH CENTURY. THIS IS A HEARTY, WARMING SOUP THAT IS PERFECT TO SERVE TO GUESTS. FOR A MORE INDULGENT OPTION, SERVE WITH PARMESAN SHAVINGS OR GRILLED PARMESAN CROUTONS ON TOP.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil
2–3 large onions, finely sliced
1 Tbsp

Europe
France
Starter
Soup
Mediterranean

Method

Add the oil and onions to a saucepan and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring often until the onions are soft and almost caramelised.
Mix in the flour. Add the water, wine, stock, bay leaves and thyme, and bring to the boil.
Leave to simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, remove half of the onions from the saucepan. Blitz