French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup

Serves 4.

This is really, really good, and much easier than people think.

Ingredients:

1 litre beef stock. The better the stock the better the soup, but an oxo cube is perfectly acceptable.
3 large white onions or equivalent amount of shallots.
1 glass red wine
Butter
Seasoning

To serve: A few slices French bread and some grated melting cheese, like gruyere or comte.

Finely chop the onions while you heat the butter in a large saucepan. Don't stint on the butter. You want it to start frothing and smelling sweet and nutty before you add the onions. Sweat on a low heat. Add the seasoning, and keep cooking until soft and translucent. This will take about 20 min. Add the wine and stir through. Add the stock and cook for a further 20 – 30 min. Serve with the bread and cheese on top.

Did I mention this was good? It is. Really good. Mmmmmm. Soupy and delicious. And proper classy if you're having people round. But then, I'm naturally classy so that's not really a surprise, is it?