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French onion soup recipe

Traditional French onion soup recipe

a French girl "cuisine"
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Course Appetizer
Cuisine French
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 400 gr onions 3 cups or 14 oz or 3 big onions
  • 60 gr butter 1/4 cup or 2.1 oz
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 1.4 l chicken stock 6 cups or 48 oz
  • 1 dl white wine 1/2 cup or 3.5 oz
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 6 large bread slices
  • 150 gr cheese grated (Emmental style) (1 1/4 cups or 5.3 oz)

Instructions
 

  • Finely chopped onions.
  • Melt butter in a large casserole dish. Add onions and cook on low heat until onions became translucent. Monitor cooking process.
  • Add flour, mix and brown for 2 minutes. Pour chicken stock and white wine. Peel and press garlic. Add pepper. Cover and leave to cook for 20 minutes. Reserve.
  • Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F) 20 minutes before serving. Toast bread slices. Add bread at the bottom of single oven dishes, like this little red one I used. Pour some onion soup on top of bread slices. Add grated cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes until cheese melt.
  • Serve immediately.