French onion soup

Name: French onion soup | Asda Good Living
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 25g unsalted butter; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 3 large onions, thinly sliced; 2 tsp caster sugar; 15g plain flour; 1.25L stock, made with 2 reduced-salt beef stock cubes; Few drops gravy browning (optional); 1 small baguette; 100g Asda Lighter Mature Cheese, grated

To get the best colour and flavour make sure you cook the onions slowly for the full time, stirring often

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(2 votes)

Cook: 1 Hour 20 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: 49p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 580g serving contains

Energy
1363kj
326kcal

18%

Fat
15.5g

Low
22%

Saturates
7.6g

High
38%

Sugars
14.2g

Low
16%

Salt
1.2g

Low
20%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
235kj/56kcal

Ingredients

25g unsalted butter

1 tbsp sunflower oil

3 large onions, thinly sliced

2 tsp caster sugar

15g plain flour

1.25L stock, made with 2 reduced-salt beef stock cubes

Few drops gravy browning (optional)

1 small baguette

100g Asda Lighter Mature Cheese, grated

Method

Melt the butter and oil in a saucepan, add the onions and stir so that they're all coated. Cook over a low heat until soft. Stir in the sugar and continue to cook over a low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring often, until they're golden brown.

Remove from the heat and stir in the flour. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

Remove from the heat and gradually stir in the stock. Bring back to the boil, cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes. If you want a deeper colour for your soup, carefully add a little gravy browning now – you only need a few drops.

To make the croutes, pre-heat the grill. Cut 8 slices from the baguette and toast on one side. Turn over and sprinkle with grated cheese and grill until melted. Serve on top of the soup.