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Thursday, 31 January 2013

White Onion Soup

Recipe for: WHITE ONION SOUP 

Ingredients: 

  • 50g butter
  • 900g white onions, peeled & very finely sliced
  • Fresh thyme – 2 sprigs
  • 100ml dry white wine
  • 600ml chicken stock
  • 100ml double cream
Method: 

  1. melt the butter over a gentle heat, then add the onions, thyme & a pinch of salt
  2. cover the pan & sweat the onions for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft, but not coloured
  3. add the wine and turn the heat up a little.  Bubble for 5 minutes, then add the stock & simmer gently for 20 minutes
  4. blitz the soup with a stick blender, then check the seasoning
  5. stir in the cream & gently re-heat without boiling
What else you need to know: 

  1. the soup should be very velvety and have a good depth of flavour

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