Quick French Onion Soup with Cheddar Croutons
- For the Soup
- 50g butter
- 1 onion, sliced
- 100ml red wine
- 300ml beef stock (or veg stock)
- Salt and pepper
- For the Crouton
- 2 slices of bread
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 25g mature cheddar, grated
- 1 tsp mustard
- Salt and pepper
- Melt the butter in a saucepan, and add the onion to soften. Increase the heat and pour in the wine and stock, then simmer to reduce by a third.
- Make the croutons by preheating the grill, and drizzling the bread with olive oil and seasoning. Heat a griddle pan, add the bread, and toast for 1 min on each side. Place the toast on a tray, spread over the cheese and mustard, and plenty of black pepper, and grill for 2 mins to melt the cheese. Cut the toast into chunky croutons, and serve on top of your onion soup.
30 mins
1 serving