Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée (French Onion Soup) - French Recipe

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Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée (French Onion Soup)

🌍 French, France / Paris Difficulty: ●●●○○



Ingredients

  • 1.5kg onions (thinly sliced)
  • 60g butter
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 200ml dry white wine
  • 1.5L beef broth
  • bouquet garni
  • 8 slices baguette
  • 150g Gruyère (grated)
  • salt
  • pepper

Method

  1. Cooking — Cook onions in butter + oil over medium-low heat 45–60 min until deep golden.
  2. Adding — Add sugar + wine; reduce.
  3. Adding — Add broth + bouquet garni; simmer 20 min.
  4. Ladling — Ladle into oven-safe bowls; float baguette; top with Gruyère.
  5. Broiling — Broil until bubbly and golden.