French 90 min

Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée

Name: Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 lbs yellow onions, thinly sliced; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 teaspoon sugar; ½ cup dry sherry or white vermouth; 4 cups beef broth; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; 8 thick slices day-old baguette, toasted; 2 cups Gruyère cheese, freshly grated; ½ cup Comté or Swiss cheese, grated; Salt and black pepper to taste

comfort-foodvegetarian

Ingredientsfor 2

450

Cal

22g

Protein

44g

Carbs

22g

Fat

13 lbs yellow onions, thinly sliced
24 tablespoons unsalted butter
31 tablespoon olive oil
41 teaspoon sugar
5½ cup dry sherry or white vermouth
64 cups beef broth
72 cups chicken broth
81 tablespoon fresh thyme
92 bay leaves
108 thick slices day-old baguette, toasted
112 cups Gruyère cheese, freshly grated
12½ cup Comté or Swiss cheese, grated
13Salt and black pepper to taste

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Instructions

1
Melt butter with olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add sliced onions, sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring every 5–10 minutes, for 45–60 minutes until the onions are deeply caramelized to a rich mahogany color and reduced to a fraction of their original volume. If they stick, add a splash of water and scrape the bottom.
2
Increase heat to medium-high, add the sherry, and cook until evaporated, scraping up all the caramelized bits. Add both broths, thyme, and bay leaves. Bring to a simmer and cook 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove bay leaves.
3
Preheat broiler to high. Ladle soup into oven-safe crocks or bowls. Float 2 slices of toasted baguette on top of each bowl. Mound a generous amount of the mixed grated cheeses over the bread, completely covering the surface.
4
Place under the broiler 4 inches from heat for 3–5 minutes until the cheese is bubbling, browned, and slightly charred in spots. Serve immediately — the cheese will pull away in long strands as you dig through to the rich soup beneath.