Soup Recepies: French Onion Soup
Soup Recepies: French Onion Soup
Preparation time
5 minutes
Cooking time
25-30 minutes
Serves 6
Calories
235 per portion
You will need
450g/ 1 b onions
50g/2 oz butter or margarine
1 litre/ 1 3⁄4
pints beef stock
150 ml/ 1⁄4pint dry red wine
salt and pepper
6 slices French bread,
buttered 100g/4 oz Cheddar cheese
Grated
Chop the onions and fry in the butter or margarine until soft and golden brown .
Pour in the stock, bring to the boil ,then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 25 minutes .
Add the wine and seasoning,
stir well and heat the soup for a further few minutes .
Put a slice of French bread into each heatproof soup bowl and pour over the soup.
When the bread rises to the surface sprinkle the top with the Cheddar, put under a hot grill until golden Serve immediately
Cheese and Onion Soup
Cook's Tip
Coarsely grate and freeze small leftover pieces of cheese- they are often useful for recipes such as this one.
Pack the cheese in polythene bags, allowing plenty of room in the bag so that the cheese does not become compressed in a lump.
Use straight from the freezer.
French Onion Soup |
Preparation time
5 minutes
Cooking time
25-30 minutes
Serves 6
Calories
235 per portion
You will need
450g/ 1 b onions
50g/2 oz butter or margarine
1 litre/ 1 3⁄4
pints beef stock
150 ml/ 1⁄4pint dry red wine
salt and pepper
6 slices French bread,
buttered 100g/4 oz Cheddar cheese
Grated
Chop the onions and fry in the butter or margarine until soft and golden brown .
Pour in the stock, bring to the boil ,then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 25 minutes .
Add the wine and seasoning,
stir well and heat the soup for a further few minutes .
Put a slice of French bread into each heatproof soup bowl and pour over the soup.
When the bread rises to the surface sprinkle the top with the Cheddar, put under a hot grill until golden Serve immediately
Cheese and Onion Soup
Cook's Tip
Coarsely grate and freeze small leftover pieces of cheese- they are often useful for recipes such as this one.
Pack the cheese in polythene bags, allowing plenty of room in the bag so that the cheese does not become compressed in a lump.
Use straight from the freezer.
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