Name: French onion soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Family
Ingredients: 5 onion; 3 wine red; 750 ml stock chicken or beef; 300 g gruyère cheese grated; 8 bread stale, thick slices; 3 cloves garlic cloves; 1 bay leaves dried; 1 sprig fresh thyme; 4 Tbs vinegar balsamic; 2 brandy; 30 g butter; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 10 g fresh Italian parsley

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Ingredients (13)

5	onion
3	wine — red
750 ml	stock — chicken or beef
300 g	gruyère cheese — grated
8	bread — stale, thick slices
3 cloves	garlic — cloves
1	bay leaves — dried
1 sprig	fresh thyme
4 Tbs	vinegar — balsamic
2	brandy
30 g	butter
	salt and freshly ground black pepper
10 g	fresh Italian parsley

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Method:

Peel the onions and garlic and slice them thinly, melt the butter and sauté everything in a large pan until they are brown.

Stir well before adding the red wine, the stock, the vinegar and the brandy and then bring to the boil and simmer for about 10 minutes – check and correct the seasoning.

Toast the bread now and top each slice with the grated cheese and place under the grill until the cheese is melted.

Now put the bread on top of the soup that has remained in the pot, sprinkle some more cheese over them and put it under the grill again until it turns brown and the cheese has melted.

Cover with freshly chopped parsley and serve right out of the pot at the table.