Classic Onion Soup in Beef Stock Recipe
Ingredients
| 50 g / 2 oz butter | ||
| 500 g / 1 lb Spanish onions, thickly sliced | ||
| 25 g / 1 oz plain flour | ||
| 1.2 litres / 2 pints beef stock | ||
| Cognac | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Dijon Mustard | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| French bread slice | 6 | |
| 75 g / 3 oz Gruyere cheese, grated | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
MAKING
1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan melt butter and cook onions over moderate heat with constant stirring such that the onion is soft and pale gold.
2. Stir for 1 minute sprinkling little flour, add the stock gradually and bring it to a boil stirring constantly.
3. Season as per taste, lower the heat, let it simmer for about 20-25 minutes and optionally add cognac.
4. On a grill, grill the bread lightly, sprinkle grated gruyere over it and keep aside.
5. Add the soup into heat proof bowls with a slice of cheese-topped bread on top of the soup in each bowl.
SERVING
6. Place the bowls under hot grill such that the cheese starts bubbling and serve hot.
1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan melt butter and cook onions over moderate heat with constant stirring such that the onion is soft and pale gold.
2. Stir for 1 minute sprinkling little flour, add the stock gradually and bring it to a boil stirring constantly.
3. Season as per taste, lower the heat, let it simmer for about 20-25 minutes and optionally add cognac.
4. On a grill, grill the bread lightly, sprinkle grated gruyere over it and keep aside.
5. Add the soup into heat proof bowls with a slice of cheese-topped bread on top of the soup in each bowl.
SERVING
6. Place the bowls under hot grill such that the cheese starts bubbling and serve hot.
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