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Soupe a l'oignon simply French

Serve 2 gluttons
Ingredients : 
3 big white onions
50g butter & oil

2tbs flour
3 cups beef stock
200 ml dry white wine

10 slices of toasted bread - 5 medium - 5 small with grated garlic
200g grated Gruyere or Cheddar
Salt&Pepper
Garlic


Method :

  1. Peel and cut in two the onions and thinly slice them all.
  2. In a big casserole put 2 tbs of butter and 2 tbs of oil and fry the onions until transparent.
  3. Dust with flour and fry until lightly browned, stirring all the time with a wooden spoon. 
  4. Season with pepper.
  5. Gradually, add the wine and then the beef stock.
  6. Season with salt and bring to the boil, then simmer for 26 minutes.
  7. Toast the slices of bread.
  8. In each of the soup bowl place :
  9. At the bottom 3 slices of bread and add 1tbs of grated cheese
  10. Pour the onions soup into the soup bowls.
  11. On the top add 3 small slices of bread with grated garlic and 1tbs of grated cheese
  12. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and brown in the oven for 11 minutes. 


Can be prepared and re-heated, no problem.
Can be frizzed for a while

This french recipe is usually made at 2am or 3am when you are at the end of a party
when everybody needs to add a simple potage in their body :) and it is just a pure plaisir !