Easy French Onion Soup with Beer
Discover this delicious recipe for Onion Soup with Beer as a delightful lunch or starter. The beer gives a silky, sweet taste with a slightly bitter flavor to this soup. And that combines wonderfully with the onions. This is a recipe that I often make and that dinner guests always love!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 red onion sliced into rings
- 1 shallot sliced into rings
- 1 yellow onion sliced into rings
- 1 clove garlic crushed and sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup beer
- 1 baguette cut in slices
- 1 cup grated cheese Gouda, Cheddar or Gruyère
- Fresh Parsley chopped
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Instructions
- Melt the butter over medium heat.2 tablespoons butter
- Fry the onions until translucent in 5 minutes.1 red onion, 1 shallot, 1 yellow onion
- Add the garlic and fry for 30 seconds.1 clove garlic
- Put the flour into the pan, and while stirring with a wooden spoon, fry for another two minutes.2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- Pour the broth and beer with the onion mixture, while stirring with a whisk, and bring to a boil.3 cups vegetable stock, 1 cup beer
- Let simmer for 20 minutes.
- Turn on the oven grill.
- Ladle the soup into the oven-proof soup bowl and place slices of bread into the soup.1 baguette
- Sprinkle the bread with grated cheese and let the cheese melt under the grill.1 cup grated cheese
- Top with parsley and serve immediately.Fresh Parsley
NOTES
1. Beer: Beer gives a great flavor addition, but it should not be too overpowering. Choose a beer that is not too bitter. A blond beer or bock beer are both very suitable for this. If the onion soup turns out to be a bit too bitter, add some sugar if necessary.
2. Flour: The flour ensures that the soup thickens slightly. Make sure that the flour is fried for at least two minutes before adding the stock and beer; otherwise, the soup will have a floury taste.
3. Storage
This beer and onion soup keeps well without bread.
This beer and onion soup keeps well without bread.
- Refrigerator: Cool the soup quickly and store it covered in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Freezer: Cool the soup quickly and store it in a freezer container in the freezer for up to three months. Ensure you leave half an inch (cm) of the top free when pouring into the freezer box. The soup will expand in the freezer. Let the soup thaw in the freezer.
- Reheat: Heat the soup over low heat until hot over medium heat. Place the soup in a soup bowl and top with slices of baguette and grated cheese. Melt under the grill and serve the onion soup with beer immediately!
Nutrition
Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 1340mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 847IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Iron: 3mg
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