Restaurant Secret: Onion Gratin Soup

Name: Restaurant Secret: Onion Gratin Soup
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 onion (1/4 onion per person); 2 1/2-3 cups water (600–700 ml); 1-2 cubes *Maggi bouillon (or consomme); 1 teaspoon *soy sauce; Salt to taste (adjust to your preference) *; 3 1/4 oz (90 g) melting cheese (any kind, including pizza cheese); 3 slices baguette; as needed Frying oil,; Parsley for garnish, if available

mielle @cook_40085164

札幌市

Featured in two recipe books, category listing, and popular entry—thank you! You can make this easily without sautéing the onions.

The origin of this recipe: About 20 years ago, a friend who was a chef at a French restaurant in Sapporo told me that they fry the onions for their onion gratin soup instead of sautéing them in butter. Since then, we've been frying the onions for our onion gratin soup at home. The recipe photo shows the final step of baking in a toaster oven.

Featured in two recipe books, category listing, and popular entry—thank you! You can make this easily without sautéing the onions.

mielle @cook_40085164

札幌市

Featured in two recipe books, category listing, and popular entry—thank you! You can make this easily without sautéing the onions.

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Ingredients

Serves 3 servings

3/4onion (1/4 onion per person)
2 1/2-3 cupswater (600–700 ml)
1-2 cubes*Maggi bouillon (or consomme)
1 teaspoon*soy sauce
Salt to taste (adjust to your preference) *
3 1/4 oz (90 g)melting cheese (any kind, including pizza cheese)
3 slicesbaguette
as neededFrying oil,
Parsley for garnish, if available

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Steps

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Lightly toast the baguette and thinly slice the onion. In a pot, bring water and the ingredients marked with * to a boil to make the soup.
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(Using 2 bouillon cubes for 2 1/2 cups of water makes it too strong, so use 1 cube and adjust the taste with salt. Soy sauce is a secret ingredient.)
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Fry the sliced onions until brown. Fry slowly at a low temperature. (Depending on the oil temperature, this takes about 6 to 8 minutes.)
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← After frying, thoroughly blot the oil with a paper towel and add to the soup from step 2. (Let the fried onions sit for a while to remove excess oil.)
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Pour the soup from step 1 into a cup, add the toasted baguette, top with cheese, and microwave for 50 seconds to 1 minute until the cheese melts.
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← Traditionally, this is baked in an oven, but microwaving to melt the cheese is fine. This is my way. (^^ゞ
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← For a more traditional finish, bake in an oven or toaster oven after placing in a dish. The recipe photo shows it baked. ^^
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Featured in Cookpad magazine Vol. 10! ^^
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Published on page 45. (#^.^#)
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User 'takunospoon' said, 'This secret trick is amazing! Delicious! It's now a family staple...' Thank you for the lovely report! ♡
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User 'melmarilyn' said, 'My husband, who is picky about onions, loves it! Thank you—it's a real time-saver...' Thank you for the lovely report! ♡
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User 'hinamatsuri' chose this as their 100th report, making it a goddess report... Thank you! ♡
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User 'tomezi1010' said, 'It's as good as the onion gratin soup at Royal Host! Will make again!' Thank you for the lovely report! ♡
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User 'natsuki☆ミ' liked it and submitted their 10th report. Thank you for making it a popular topic! ♡
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User 'daidai-chan♪' Thank you for the touching comment! I'm so happy you tried it. Always grateful, thank you ♥
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No, the baguette is just big; you can use half to fit the dish. I'm glad your family enjoyed it like a restaurant. Thank you so much ♥
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User 'napito♪' I can't name names, but I was surprised to hear this method is used at a fairly famous restaurant. Thank you for trying the recipe and for the report ♥
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User 'horseland' Some people don't like frying, but I like it because it's quick. Thank you for the report ♥
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User 'hitomi♪' Long time no see! How have you been? Thank you for making my favorite soup and for the report ♥