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🍽️ Classic Onion Soup with Crispy Cheese Topping

266 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 600 g onions
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 tsp sugar
• salt
• pepper (from a grinder)
• 800 ml meat broth
• 150 ml dry white wine
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp fresh chopped thyme
• 4 slices baguette
• 80 g freshly grated Gruyère cheese

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onions and slice them into thin rings.
2. 2. Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat.
3. 3. Sauté the onions for about 10 to 15 minutes while stirring until they are soft.
4. 4. Season the onions with sugar, salt, and pepper.
5. 5. Let the onions cook for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they turn golden brown.
6. 6. Pour in the broth and the wine and bring the mixture to a boil.
7. 7. Let the soup simmer for about 20 minutes.
8. 8. Peel the garlic and press it into the soup.
9. 9. Season the soup with lemon juice, salt, pepper, and thyme.
10. 10. Preheat the oven to 240°C on grill mode.
11. 11. Sprinkle the bread slices with cheese.
12. 12. Gratinate the cheese-topped bread slices briefly under the preheated grill.
13. 13. Ladle the finished onion soup into 4 soup bowls.
14. 14. Place a gratinated baguette slice on each bowl.
15. 15. Serve the soup immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 266
• Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 12 g · Carbs: 22 g