Caramelized Onion Soup
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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/
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- Total Time
- 5hrs 55mins
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- Serves
- 4
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- Calories
- 441
Sweet, caramalized onions in a comforting soup, topped with crunchy, cheesy slices of toast. The ultimate comfort food.
recipe updated Mar 3, 2022
Ingredients
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- Cheddar cheese
- 80 g
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- Onion
- 455 g
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- Butter
- 2 tablespoons
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- Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons
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- Superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon
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- All purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons
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- Beer
- 240 ml
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- Beef stock
- 720 ml
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- Bay leaves
- 2
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- Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon
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- Salt & pepper
- as needed
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- Baguette
- 8 slices
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- Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons
Tools
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Oven
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Stove
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Slow cooker
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Large cast iron skillet
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Large serving bowl
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Slow cooker bowl
Step preview
- Add butter and olive oil to a clean large cast iron skillet
- Heat
- Add onion and fry until softened - approx 15 min, medium heat
- Stir in superfine sugar to the large cast iron skillet
- Fry - 10 min
- Stir in all purpose flour to the large cast iron skillet
- Add beer, beef stock, bay leaves, worcestershire sauce and salt & pepper
- Stir while bringing to a boil
- Transfer content of large cast iron skillet to slow cooker bowl and cover
- Cook in slow cooker until soft - approx 5 hr, low heat
- Add baguette to the large cast iron skillet
- Toast then set aside
- Sprinkle with cheddar cheese
- Drizzle with worcestershire sauce
- Broil until the cheese is bubbling
- Ladle the soup into shallow bowls and float the croutes on top