French Onion Soup Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

90 g butter
4 large onions
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp sugar
2 (470 g) beef consomme
3 cups water
salt
pepper
1/3 cup dry red wine
1 tbsp dry sherry
125 g butter, extra
1 garlic clove, extra
1 loaf french bread
250 g swiss cheese
60 g grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Heat butter in a large pan, add peeled and thinly sliced onions and crushed garlic.
Sauté gently until onions are golden brown.
Add flour, stir until combined.
Add sugar, undiluted soup, water, salt, pepper and red wine. stir until combined.
Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add sherry, simmer for a further 5 minutes.
Cut bread into 1 cm slices, you need 12 slices.
Melt extra butter in a pan, add crushed garlic, stir until combined.
Brush bread slices on both sides with butter mixture.
Place under hot grill until golden brown on one side. do not brown other side.
Pour soup into large ovenprrof bowl, place bread slices, toasted side down.
Sprinkle combined grated cheeses over bread.
Place soup bowl under hot grill until cheese is melted and golden brown (if you don't have a grill big enough to hold your soup bowl, sprinkle grated cheese on untoasted side of the bread, pressing cheese down firmly onto bread slices, place under a hot grill until melted and golden brown).
Place bread in soup bowls, pour soup over.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	556.5 Kcal (2330 kJ)
Calories from fat	397.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	44.14g	68%
Cholesterol	124.18mg	41%
Sodium	335.72mg	14%
Potassium	236.75mg	5%
Total Carbs	20.15g	7%
Sugars	5.38g	22%
Dietary Fiber	2.41g	10%
Protein	17.96g	36%
Vitamin C	7.3mg	12%
Vitamin A	0.4mg	12%
Iron	0.6mg	4%
Calcium	496.1mg	50%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	165.49 Kcal (693 kJ)
Calories from fat	118.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	13.12g	68%
Cholesterol	36.93mg	41%
Sodium	99.84mg	14%
Potassium	70.4mg	5%
Total Carbs	5.99g	7%
Sugars	1.6g	22%
Dietary Fiber	0.72g	10%
Protein	5.34g	36%
Vitamin C	2.2mg	12%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	12%
Iron	0.2mg	4%
Calcium	147.5mg	50%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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bitter
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