French onion soup gratinée

Name: French onion soup gratinée
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 6 large onions, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup dry white wine; 5 cups vegetable stock; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 bay leaf; 8 slices baguette, sliced; 1 1/2 cups Gruyère cheese, grated; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper

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Classic French onion soup remains one of the finest winter soups around. Slowly caramelized onions, hot broth and a gratinéed toast make this recipe irresistible.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 45 min

Ingredients

butter – 2 tbsp
olive oil – 1 tbsp
onions, thinly sliced – 6 large
garlic, minced – 2 cloves
all-purpose flour – 2 tbsp
dry white wine – 2/3 cup
vegetable stock – 5 cups
fresh thyme – 2 sprigs
bay leaf – 1
baguette, sliced – 8 slices
Gruyère cheese, grated – 1 1/2 cups
salt – 1 tsp
black pepper – 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Heat the butter with the olive oil and cook the onions over low heat for 25 minutes until deeply golden.
2. Add the garlic and flour and stir for 1 minute.
3. Pour in the wine, let it reduce briefly, then add the stock, thyme and bay leaf. Simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Toast the baguette, top it with cheese and gratinée it briefly under the broiler.
5. Remove the thyme and bay leaf, season the soup with salt and pepper, and serve with the gratinéed toast.