French Onion Soup
In this episode of We Heart Food we show you how to make a tasty french onion soup at home, perfect for a starter at your new year dinner parties!
Ingredients
| Butter | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Olive oil | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Onions | 8 , chopped | |
| Chicken stock | 1 Liter | |
| Dry white wine | 3/4 Cup (12 tbs) | |
| Port | 750 Milliliter | |
| Bay leaf | 1 | |
| Thyme sprigs | 3 , chopped | |
| Baguette | 1 , sliced | |
| Garlic | 2 Clove (10 gm) | |
| Gruyere cheese | 100 Gram | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste |
Directions
GETTING READY:
Preheat the grill.
MAKING:
Heat a frying pan with oil and butter. Once it melts sauté onions. Add salt and allow to caramelize for 30-40 minutes, until golden brown.
Add wine, thyme, bay leaf and cook until wine reduces to half. Scrape the bottoms of the pan.
Add chicken stock, port, salt, pepper and stir well. Allow to simmer for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, place baguette slices on a tray and rub with garlic and olive oil. Grill for 2 minutes by flipping halfway through.
Skim off foam and remove bay leaf and thyme from the soup. Remove French onion before turning off heat.
Top with baguette croutons and grated cheese before serving. Pop into oven and bake until cheese melts.
SERVING:
Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 1016Calories from Fat 336
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 38 g58.5%
Saturated Fat 16 g80%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 1187 mg49.46%
Total Carbohydrates 100 g33.3%
Dietary Fiber 6 g24%
Sugars 21 g
Protein 29 g58%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
