Ross's French onion soup
My friend Ross - who is a fantastic cook - gave me this recipe. It's simple, foolproof, filling and it tastes great!
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 2oz / 55g of butter
- 1lb / 450g of onions, sliced
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon of plain flour
- 2 pints / 1.2 litres of beef stock
- 2oz / 55g of Gruyere cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon of dry English mustard
- 4 slices of French bread
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:1hr45min ›
Ready in:2hr10min
- Melt the butter in a large, heavy saucepan and slowly brown the onions. This should take about 1 hour, the onions will become super soft and greatly reduced in quantity. Add the garlic after 45 minutes.
- Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock, salt and pepper and stir until boiling then simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 200 C / Gas mark 6.
- Mix the Gruyere with the mustard and some pepper. Spread this on the bread slices and place them on the bottom of an earthenware tureen.
- Pour over the soup, the bread will rise to the top. Place in the oven until well browned and bubbling. Wash it down with a nice glass of Beaujolais - it’s a meal in itself.
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Reviews & ratings
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(4)
Reviews in English (4)
I am sorry to say that this was not my favorite French Onion Soup recipe. My husband thought that it was really good hence the 4 stars. I just thought that it was kind of flat. Thanks so much for posting the recipe. - 06 Aug 2012
So lovely and easy! - 15 Dec 2013
Really good, everyone loved it :-) - 05 Mar 2015