Onion soup is a very popular dish that has become a hallmark of France. Traditionally, it is made on meat broth and languished in pots in the oven. However, in recent years, dozens of diverse options for preparing a classic recipe have appeared. Consider some of the most delicious and popular.
Firstly, traditional onion soup in French.
For its preparation you will need: a quarter pack of butter, 3 large onions, a tablespoon of flour and a couple of pinch of sugar, 0.5 cups of red wine and the same amount of water, half a liter of beef or meat broth. French onion soup served with baguette and Swiss cheese.
Melt the butter in a saucepan, add sugar and onion, sliced in half rings. When the onion is fried and gains an appetizing golden hue, flour is added to the saucepan, and everything is thoroughly mixed. Then, broth, water and wine are poured into it, and left to simmer for 10 minutes over low heat under a lid. Salt and pepper to taste. The baguette is cut into thick pieces, fried in butter. Pieces can be grated with a clove of garlic. A slice of Swiss cheese is placed on each .
French onion soup is poured into pots, put in each 2 pieces of prepared baguette and put in the oven for 10 minutes. When the cheese is melted, the pots are taken out.
In addition to the classic, there are many other recipes for preparing onion soup.
A simple and tasty recipe for which you will need: 3-4 pcs. potatoes, 3-4 medium-sized onions, 2 packs of cream cheese, fresh herbs, loaf or 0.5 loaves of white bread.
Peel the potatoes and cut into thin slices. Onions are cut into 4 parts. Cream cheese is placed in the freezer. A 3 liter pot is put on fire and water is poured. When the water boils, let the potatoes go down, in five minutes - onions. Cream cheese is rubbed on a coarse grater and added to the pan. Salt. When the potatoes and onions become soft, the fire is turned off. The soup is allowed to cool slightly. Then it is crushed on a blender or rubbed through a sieve.
A loaf or bread is diced into 1 cm cubes and put in the oven. Ready onion soup with cheese before serving, pepper, sprinkle with toasted and crispy croutons and fresh herbs.
Another delicious recipe that looks a bit like French onion soup:
For it, you need 5-6 large bulbs, 100 ml. cream 20%, a couple of tablespoons of flour, a loaf of croutons, 200 gr. chicken or beef meat or meat kernels, 1 carrot, 6-7 pcs. peppercorns and bay leaf.
Before you cook onion soup, you must cook the meat broth. To do this, wash the ribs, peel one onion and carrot, which is then divided into 4 parts. Put everything in a pan, pour a liter of water. Add salt, bay leaf and black pepper with peas. Put on fire and cook for half an hour, periodically stirring and draining the foam. The resulting broth (approximately 800g) is filtered and poured into another saucepan. The remaining onions are cut in half rings, fried in melted butter. When the onion is browned, flour, salt and a pinch of sugar are added to it. Transfer the contents of the pan to the pot with broth, bring to a boil and cook on low heat for half an hour. Cream is poured into the soup five minutes before being cooked. Then the contents of the pan are crushed with a blender. The loaf is cut into small cubes, which are then separately fried in a pan with the addition of oil. The resulting croutons and fresh herbs are added to the finished dish
Cream or cream cheese goes well with onions and gives the soup a delicate aftertaste. Those who like to experiment can add vegetables to the soup: carrots, pumpkins, bell peppers or tomatoes. This dish is perfect not only for the daily menu, but also can decorate the holiday table.