Anne Willan

French Onion Soup

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Anne Willan

Published 1989

  • About

The key to good onion soup is to use well-flavored yellow onions. For variation, this soup can also be served covered with a layer of Parmesan cheese in place of Gruyère.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup/60 g butter
  • 2 lb/1 kg

Method

  1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter and cook the onions very gently until they are a deep golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Add the stock, salt and pepper, simmer for 10-15 minutes and taste.
  2. Heat the oven to 300°F/150°C and bake the bread until dry and lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Reheat the soup on top of the stove. Set two or three slices of bread in individu