Category: Comfort Food, Soup Time, Winter Warmers
Cuisine: French
Yields:
4 Servings
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 Mins
Cook Time:
1 Hr 30 Mins
Total Time:
1 Hr 45 Mins
A classic soup – superbly warming and satisfying for a wintry day. It is made with caramelised onions, beef stock infused with wine and bouquet garni plus a touch of brandy for added depth. Topped with crusty French bread sprinkled with melted Gruyere cheese – the perfect accompaniment for this rich and hearty soup.
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
- For the Gruyere Toast
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large pan, when melted add the onions, garlic and sugar and cook over a medium heat. Stir regularly for 20-30 minutes until the onions are really soft and well caramelized.
- Now add the flour, mix well and cook for a couple of minutes. Add the wine and leave to simmer until it has reduced by half.
- Add the beef stock, cognac and bouquet garni, cover and leave to simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the bouquet garni and season the soup to taste.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 150°C/Fan 130°C/Gas Mark 2. Place the slices of bread onto a baking tray and leave them to dry out but not brown. Remove from the oven and increase the oven temperature to 220°C/Fan200°C/Gas Mark 7.
- Rub ½ a clove of garlic over each piece of bread.
- To serve, ladle the soup into a ovenproof soup bowl and top with a slice of bread. Top the bread with the grated cheese, place the bowls onto a baking tray and bake in the oven for 30 minutes until golden and bubbling. Enjoy!