San Fran Style French Onion Soup
Cheesy, savoury goodness is just a few steps away. Stonemill® San Francisco Style Sourdough bread has the perfect texture to soak up just enough soup and is light enough to allow all of the flavours to be thoroughly enjoyed.
Ingredients
- 2 slices of Stonemill® San Francisco Style Sourdough Bread
- 2 onions, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 fresh sprig of thyme
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup (120ml) of red wine, about 1/4 bottle
- 1 1/2 tablespoons (20ml) of all-purpose flour
- 1 quart of beef broth (for vegetarian alternative: vegetable broth)
- 1/4 pound of grated cheese, this time let’s try Gruyere
- 1/2 cup (110g) butter
Directions
- Melt the stick of butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add the onions, garlic, thyme, salt & pepper and cook until the onions are very soft and caramelized—about 25 minutes.
- Next, add the wine.
- Bring the pot to a boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer until the onions have dried and the wine has evaporated about 5 minutes.
- Now you can get rid of the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, we already got all of the flavour we need from them.
- Next, sprinkle flour into the onions and stir. Turn the heat down to medium-low to keep the flour from burning, and cook.
- After 10 minutes or so, pour in the broth and bring the soup back to a simmer.
- After 10 minutes of cooking, season to taste with salt and pepper.
- When the soup is prepared, preheat the oven to broil.
- Now, place the bread on a baking sheet.
- Top the slices of bread with the Gruyere cheese and broil until golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Ladle the soup into two bowls and place the cheese and bread on top.
- Scoop into the caramelized onions, savoury broth and cheesy goodness.