Onion soup

Name: How to cook Onion soup - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Jon Michelena

Onion soup

This onion soup was excellent. I made some baguettes and cut one into slices to use it on top of the soup and cover them with gruyere cheese. I ended up melting the cheese in the oven. Of course, you can use your favorite cheese.

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 servings

Cooking time :

60 minutes

1 tablespoon

olive oil

1 tablespoon

butter

Julianne sliced onions

chopped garlic clove

1 tablespoon

thyme leaves

1/4 cup

cognac

8 cups

water or mixed chicken and beef broth

1 cube

chicken bouillon

1 cube

beef bouillon

bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon

ground black pepper

2 teaspoons

coarse sea salt

slices

Toasted baguettes

slices

Swiss cheese

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Heat a deep pot with the olive oil. Cook the onions until caramelized. The more it cooks, the darker it will be. Cook for about 45 to 60minutes

* Step 2

Add the butter, garlic, thyme and cook for about 10 more minutes. Add the cognac and let the alcohol to evaporate for a few minutes.

* Step 3

Add the water, chicken bouillon, beef bouillon, bay leaf, pepper and salt. Boil and simmer for 25 minutes.

* Step 4

Melt some butter, with a brush spread on both sides of the sliced bread and toast. Fill the heat resistant bowls with the soup. Place the toasted bread on top of the soup and cover with the cheese.