FRENCH ONION SOUP How to make recipe

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: chicken broth

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and suitable for vegetarians.

gruyère cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella has fewer calories, while cheddar is often less expensive.

Peel and slice 1 kg of onions.

Crush 3 cloves of garlic.

Tie a few sprigs of thyme together.

Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to help caramelize the onions.

Melt 40-50 g of butter in a pot with some olive oil.

Add the sliced onions and season with salt and pepper.

Cook the onions on medium-high heat for 5-6 minutes to soften them.

Add the crushed garlic and stir.

Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking the onions for about 30-45 minutes until caramelized.

Add 1 tablespoon of plain flour and cook for 1 minute to remove rawness.

Pour in 300 mL of dry white wine and deglaze the pan.

Add 1.2 L of warmed beef stock and 400 mL of chicken stock.

Bring the soup to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Slice the bread and place it in the oven to get crunchy.

Top the bread with gruyère cheese and place under the grill to melt the cheese.

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