French Onion Soup(L'Escargot, Paris) - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    8 c. rich beef broth or consomme
    15 onions, sliced thinly on bias to avoid rings (red onions are preferred, but yellow cooking onions, strong flavor, are okay)
    2 Tbsp. sugar
    salt and pepper to season
    1/4 c. olive oil
    4 Tbsp. butter
    bread rounds, trimmed to fit in top of soup bowls
    8 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
    Fry out onions gently in oil (should be clear, not brown). Add butter, salt, pepper and sugar.
    Stir to mix.
    Portion out onions and stock among 8 casseroles or soup bowls.
    Float bread round on top of each.
    Put 1 tablespoon cheese on top of the bread.
    Cover and cook 15 minutes in a 375\u00b0 oven. Serve hot.

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