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French onion soup gratinée

Name: French onion soup gratinée
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 800 g thinly sliced onions; 50 g butter; 1 litre beef stock; 100 ml dry white wine; 2 garlic cloves; 8 toasted baguette slices; 120 g grated Gruyère; 1 bay leaf, salt and pepper

· Dinner

French soup of caramelized onions with stock, toasted bread and melted cheese.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-09-23 · Contact

⏱ 70 min🍽 4 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated

Preparation: 20 min
Cooking: 50 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

Gratinated onion soup is associated with Parisian cooking. Its depth comes from slowly browning the onions before finishing the broth with bread and cheese.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Melt the butter and cook the onions over low heat, stirring until deep golden and sweet.
2
Add the garlic and wine; scrape the bottom of the pan to release the browned bits.
3
Pour in stock and add the bay leaf. Simmer gently and season with salt and pepper.
4
Ladle the soup into ovenproof bowls, lay toasted bread on top and cover with cheese.
5
Broil until the cheese bubbles and browns; serve carefully as the bowls will be very hot.