French Onion Soup
A rich French onion soup simmered with onions, beef stock, and cream, then topped with bread and cheese and baked until golden.
Ingredients
brown beef stock
to taste
onion (peeled, washed, and finely shredded)
to taste
garlic (peeled and minced)
to taste
unsalted butter
to taste
brandy
1 tbsp
salt
1/4 tsp
white pepper
a pinch
French bread
to taste
cheese slices
to taste
grated cheese
to taste
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 185°C using the top and bottom heating elements.
2
Heat the stock
Pour the brown beef stock into a saucepan, bring it to a boil over high heat, and set aside.
3
Prepare the vegetables
Peel, wash, and finely shred the onion. Peel and mince the garlic, then set both aside.
4
Sauté and simmer
Melt the unsalted butter in a frying pan over low heat. Add the shredded onion and sauté until golden brown, then add the minced garlic. Increase the heat to high and cook until fragrant. Add the brown beef stock, season with the brandy, salt, and white pepper, and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes to make the onion soup.
5
Assemble and bake
Ladle the onion soup into 4 ovenproof bowls. Top each bowl in order with French bread, cheese slices, and grated cheese. Place the bowls in the oven and bake for 6 minutes.
