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🍲 Classic Onion Soup

365 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• onions, yellow 300 g
• garlic cloves 1 pc.
• butter 100 g
• brown sugar 1 tbsp
• wheat flour, Type 405 1 tbsp
• vegetable broth 1 L
• bay leaves, dried 2 pc.
• salt pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• cumin, whole pinch
• rustic bread 4 slices
• Appenzeller cheese 50 g

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees top heat.
2. 2. Halve the onions and peel them.
3. 3. Cut the onions into half rings.
4. 4. Peel the garlic.
5. 5. Finely chop the garlic.
6. 6. Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat.
7. 7. Add the onions and garlic to the pot.
8. 8. Sprinkle the mixture with sugar.
9. 9. Caramelize the onions while stirring constantly for 10 to 15 minutes.
10. 10. Dust the onions with flour.
11. 11. Toast the mixture until golden brown while stirring constantly for about 2 minutes.
12. 12. Deglaze the mixture with the broth.
13. 13. Add the bay leaves to the soup.
14. 14. Simmer the soup over low heat for 15 minutes.
15. 15. Season the soup with salt, pepper, and cumin.
16. 16. Fill the soup into oven-safe soup bowls.
17. 17. Place a slice of peasant bread on each bowl.
18. 18. Grate the cheese over the bread.
19. 19. Broil the soups in the oven until golden brown for 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 365
• Protein: 10 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 30 g