Onion, thyme and garlic soup

Name: Onion, thyme and garlic soup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 50 g crème fraîche; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves; 1 large potato, peeled and sliced; 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock; 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock; 6 garlic cloves, sliced; 4 medium onions, finely sliced; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 25 g unsalted butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple to Sensational

By Jun Tanaka

Published 2010

About

Here’s a chefs tip. Whenever you’re cooking onions, always cook them on a gentle heat and keep them covered with a lid. By doing this they will sweat gently and their natural sugars will be released, resulting in a sweeter flavour.

Ingredients

25 g unsalted butter
4 medium onions, finely sliced
6 garlic cloves, sliced

Starter
Simple
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onions and garlic, season and cover. Gently sweat for 15 minutes, occasionally stirring to prevent everything from catching on the bottom.
Add the potato, thyme and stock. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft, then add the crème fraîche. Whizz in a blender until smooth, check the seasoning, adding mor