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French Onion Soup
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French Onion Soup – Vegan version

Classic French onion soup with caramelized onion, red wine and bubbling vegan cheese. Vegan version: Vegan cheese (shredded), Canola oil and Vegetable stock.

⏱ 1 hr 15 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free
Versions:Original🌱 Vegan⚖ Pareve🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

  1. 1
    Heat the canola oil and oil in a pot over low heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStovePot
  2. 2
    Add the onion and fry for 30–40 minutes, stirring, until the onion is soft and deep golden.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.

To assemble

  1. 3
    Add the sugar to the onion and stir for a minute.
    Stove
  2. 4
    Add the wine and cook for 5 minutes.
    Stove
  3. 5
    'Add the stock and the thyme, season with salt and black pepper and bring to a boil. 'Turn down the heat and simmer 20 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡The soup's flavor comes from the browned onion: low heat, frequent stirring and patience. Onion burned at the edges makes a bitter soup.
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  4. 6
    Divide the soup among ovenproof bowls, place slice of bread on top of each bowl and sprinkle with the cheese.
    LadleRamekins / cocottes
  5. 7
    Put the bowls under the oven broiler for 3–5 minutes, until the cheese melts and bubbles.
    OvenRamekins / cocottes
646calories
24 gprotein
36 gcarbs
40 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 24%● fat 60%

Per serving (599 g), of 4 servings

For the Fried onion · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Ramekins / cocottes · Also works: Muffin tin (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (One large dish)
  • Ladle · Also works: Measuring cup (Cup) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Slow)

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🧩 Built from…

Fried onion → French Onion Soup

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