Ultimate french onion soup

Name: Ultimate french onion soup
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 gloves of garlic; 2 tbsp brandy (optional); 2 beef stock cubes or vegetable; 1 litre water; 2 tsp dried Thyme; Salt and black pepper; To serve toasted bread crouton covered on melted cheese (optional); 100 gr butter

farang31 @farang31

Lancashire, England

Having onions cooked at the different stages is so simple. But adds Flavour and texture.

Perfect lunch or impressive starter

Having onions cooked at the different stages is so simple. But adds Flavour and texture.

Perfect lunch or impressive starter

farang31 @farang31

Lancashire, England

Having onions cooked at the different stages is so simple. But adds Flavour and texture.

Perfect lunch or impressive starter

Having onions cooked at the different stages is so simple. But adds Flavour and texture.

Perfect lunch or impressive starter

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Ingredients

1 hour

8-10 servings

6 large white onions sliced
2gloves of garlic
2 tbspbrandy (optional)
2beef stock cubes or vegetable
1 litrewater
2 tspdried Thyme
Salt and black pepper
To serve toasted bread crouton covered on melted cheese (optional)
100 grbutter

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cut butter in half and heat in frying pan add 1/3 if the onions on a medium high heat around 5-6 mins until sofa and golden brown but not crispy
2

Put onions into a large deep pan and repeat with 2nd 3rd of the onions. After 4 mins add the crushed garlic gloves for a minute to cook as well. Add the Brandy and make sure you get all the nice brown bits that have stuck to the pan. Then also add to the large pan.
3

Add 1litre boiling water, stock cubes and herbs and simmer slowly for 10 mins. Then add last 3rd of onions and simmer for another 30-40 mins.
4

I alway to cool 30 mins then taste as add any salt and pepper. If too thick you can add little or water or if still too much liquid simmer for another 10 mins.
5

When ready to Serve reheat until boiling hot and put into bowl. Add a toasted crouton With melted cheese on top.
6

Enjoy 😍

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farang31 @farang31

on June 03, 2023 10:56

Lancashire, England

Well I started with Cookpad during Covid....... Guess alot of us did, Amazing Site great to share with passitionate people. I have no formal training but have eaten in some of the best fine dinning restraunts in the world and also learnt from My mum and Grandma with "a pinch of" and "about a handfull" - if we share we love. ENJOY :P