Recipes
Irish onion soup with soda bread croutons
'Crouton' may come from the French for crust, but soda bread gives an Irish touch here
'Crouton' may come from the French for crust, but soda bread gives an Irish touch here
(18 votes)
Cook: 1 Hour
Serves: 6
Price: 58p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 281g serving contains
Energy
835kj
200kcal
835kj
200kcal
10%
Fat
6.2g
6.2g
Med
9%
9%
Saturates
1.7g
1.7g
Med
9%
9%
Sugars
15.5g
15.5g
High
17%
17%
Salt
0.70g
0.70g
Med
12%
12%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
297kj/71kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
297kj/71kcal
Ingredients
2tbsp rapeseed oil
6 large onions, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
20g parsley, finely chopped
1tsp thyme
1tsp sugar
440ml Guinness
1 vegetable stock cube
6 slices soda bread
50g 30% less fat mature cheese, grated
Sprigs of thyme, to garnish
Method
1
Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onions, garlic, parsley, thyme and sugar, and stir to combine. Cover and leave to sweat over a low heat for 20-30 mins, stirring occasionally, until the onions have softened and turned golden brown.
2
Pour the Guinness into the pan and simmer for 5 mins. Add the stock cube and 300ml boiling water. Increase the heat and simmer for 20 mins, uncovered.
3
Meanwhile, preheat the grill to high and lightly toast the soda bread. Sprinkle with the cheese and grill for 2-3 mins until the cheese is bubbling.
4
Divide the soup between 6 bowls and serve with a crouton on top of each. Garnish with thyme and black pepper.