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Soupe à L'oignon

Deeply caramelized onion soup in beef broth, crowned with toasted bread and melted gruyère.

Ingredients

  • 1.2 kg yellow onions
  • 60 g butter
  • 200 ml white wine
  • 1.5 L beef broth
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 slices baguette
  • 200 g gruyère

Steps

  1. Slice onions thinly, melt butter in a heavy pot.
  2. Cook onions on low heat, stirring, with a pinch of sugar for 45 minutes until deep mahogany.
  3. Deglaze with white wine, reduce by half.
  4. Add broth, thyme, bay, simmer 20 minutes.
  5. Ladle into oven-safe bowls, float toasted bread, pile gruyère on top, broil until bubbling.

≈ 420 kcal · 16 g protein · 38 g carbs · 22 g fat — per serving, estimate

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