Onion Soup

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 2 | Cook: 25min
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Onion soup with baked cheese baguette from Spoonsparrow: The sulfides from garlic and onion protect our vessels and keep germs at bay!

Ingredients

  • 200 g onions (3 onions)
  • 125 g red onions (2 red onions)
  • 1 small clove of garlic
  • 2 sprigs thyme
  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 pinch raw cane sugar
  • 725 ml classic vegetable broth
  • 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
  • 4 slices whole‑grain baguette
  • 75 g Ziegengouda cheese

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Peel the onions, halve them and cut into thin strips. Peel and chop the garlic clove.

  2. 2.

    Wash the thyme, shake off excess water, pluck the leaves and finely chop them.

  3. 3.

    Heat the oil in a pot. Sauté the onions and garlic over medium heat until they become slowly golden brown.

  4. 4.

    Season the onions with salt, pepper and sugar. Add the thyme.

  5. 5.

    Deglaze the onions with 125 ml of broth and reduce by half. Pour in the remaining broth, bring to a boil and simmer for 25 minutes on medium heat. Season with vinegar.

  6. 6.

    Slice the baguette and top each slice with Ziegengouda cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 220 °C (200 °C fan‑forced, gas: level 3) on the rack for 3–4 minutes. Serve the onion soup in warmed bowls topped with the baked cheese baguette slices.