Bistro Onion Soup With Leeks
photo by Julie Bs Hive
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 29.58 ml unsalted butter
- 3 slice bacon, diced
- 709.77 ml sliced onions
- 236.59 ml sliced shallot
- 1.23 ml chili flakes
- 473.18 ml sliced leeks, well washed
- 9.85 ml chopped garlic
- 236.59 ml dry white wine
- 9.85 ml chopped thyme
- 946.36 ml chicken stock (homemade or low-sodium is best)
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 4 slice multi-grain baguette
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 59.14 ml grated gruyere cheese
- 19.71 ml brandy (optional)
directions
- Heat butter in a soup pot with a wide bottom over medium heat. Add bacon and sauté for 3 minutes or until bacon is cooked but not crisp. Add sliced onion, shallots and chili flakes and sauté for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until onions are golden.
- Add leeks and garlic and sauté for 10 minutes or until leeks are very soft. Add wine, bring to a boil and simmer, scraping the bottom of the pan to incorporate any browned bits, until onions are just saucy, about 3 minutes.
- Add chicken stock, bring to a boil, then turn heat to medium-low and simmer until flavours have come together, about 8 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- While soup is simmering, make large croutons. Heat broiler or grill to high. Brush both sides of baguette slices with olive oil and broil or grill for 1 minute per side or until golden.
- When you are ready to serve the soup, preheat broiler to high, and top each crouton with 1 tablespoon (25 mL) of grated cheese. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet, and broil for 1 minute, watching carefully, or until cheese is melted and bubbling.
- Place soup in bowls, stir 1 tsp (5 mL) of brandy into each serving if desired, and top with a Gruyère baguette slice.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
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What did I do wrong?
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I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
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