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Quick and easy French onion soup

Name: French onion soup
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 50g butter; 1kg onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; 5ml (1 tsp) salt; 30ml (2 tbsp) cake flour; 250ml (1 cup) dry white wine; 1,25L (5 cups) beef stock; 8 baguette slices; 8 sage leaves + extra, to garnish; 50g Gruyère, grated

June 19, 2017 (Last Updated: November 15, 2018)

A much-loved classic…

Recipe and styling by Sarah Dall

Photograph by Myburg Du Plessis

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French onion soup

Serves: 4

Cooking Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

50g butter
1kg onions, peeled and thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
5ml (1 tsp) salt
30ml (2 tbsp) cake flour
250ml (1 cup) dry white wine
1,25L (5 cups) beef stock
8 baguette slices
8 sage leaves + extra, to garnish
50g Gruyère, grated

Instructions

Heat the butter in a medium-sized pot, and add the onion slices, garlic and salt. Cover and gently sweat, 15 – 20 minutes or until the onions are soft and caramelised, stirring the onions occasionally.

Add the flour and cook, 2 minutes. Stir in the white wine and simmer, a further 2 minutes. Pour in the beef stock and simmer, 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place the baguette slices on a baking tray. Top with the sage leaves and grated Gruyère. Bake, 5 minutes or until golden and the cheese has melted. Spoon the French onion soup into bowls and top with the Gruyère croûtes. Serve, garnished with sage leaves.