Classic French Onion Soup

Name: Classic French Onion Soup
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 8 large Onions, roughly chopped; 3 Red Onions, roughly chopped; 15 ml Plant Butter; 15 ml Olive Oil; 90 ml Plant Butter; 60 ml Gluten-free Flour; 2 large Leeks, cut along the length and sliced, white part and light green only; 125 ml sweet Sherry; 1500 ml Beef Stock; Salt and Pepper to taste; 5 slices Gluten-free Bread; 250 ml grated Cheddar Cheese (for Cow milk safe people); 250 ml grated Pecorino Romano (for Goat and Sheep milk safe people)

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Make Wheat-free and Dairy-free options!!!

Sean Strydom @Sean_Strydom

Port Elizabeth

Make Wheat-free and Dairy-free options!!!

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Ingredients

Sauté Onions
8large Onions, roughly chopped
3Red Onions, roughly chopped
15 mlPlant Butter
15 mlOlive Oil
Soup
90 mlPlant Butter
60 mlGluten-free Flour
2large Leeks, cut along the length and sliced, white part and light green only
125 mlsweet Sherry
1500 mlBeef Stock
Salt and Pepper to taste
5 slicesGluten-free Bread
250 mlgrated Cheddar Cheese (for Cow milk safe people)
250 mlgrated Pecorino Romano (for Goat and Sheep milk safe people)

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Steps

1

Place the chopped Onions in a microwave safe bowl.
Microwave on high for 10 min.
Mix and microwave another 10 min.
2

In a large duch oven, heat the Olive Oil and Plant Butter.
Add the Onions and fry at high heat to caramelize, until golden brown.
Add a little Oil if the Onions start boiling instead of frying.
3

Add the 90 ml Plant Butter and Gluten-free Flour to make roux.
Add the Leeks and fry a few more minutes.
4

Add the Sherry and Beef Stock and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and add salt and pepper.
Cover the Dutch Oven and cook slowly for 60 to 45 minutes until onion are soft!
5

Abour 30 minutes after covering the Dutch Oven, preheat oven to 200°C.
6

Slice Bread in 1,5cm thick slice.
Use a cookie cutter cut Bread in circles 1cm each side smaller than your serving bowl. I used flower shape.
Toast Bread in the oven until light golden brown, I added offcuts for dipping.
Remove from oven.
7

Ladel soup into serving bowls to no more than 2cm from brim.
Place Bread circles on each bowl.
Left back is NO cheese?
Right back is Goats milk cheese.
8

Cover with cheese and bake another 5 minutes until Cheese is brown.