Heat the butter and oil in a large pot over medium-low heat.
⚙ Pan-fryingStoveLarge pot
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Add the onion and fry for 40–45 minutes, stirring, until the onion is deep brown and caramelized.
⚙ 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
3
'Add the stock and the bay leaves 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
Remove the bay leaves from the soup.
5
Preheat the oven to 220°C (430°F).
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Divide the soup among ovenproof bowls, place toasted gluten-free bread slice on top of each bowl and sprinkle with the cheese and the cheese.
LadleRamekins / cocottes
7
Put the bowls in the hot oven for 10–12 minutes, until the cheese bubbles and turns golden.
OvenRamekins / cocottes
410calories
17 gprotein
32 gcarbs
24 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 31%● fat 52%
Per serving (605 g), of 4 servings
For the Fried onion · To assemble ·
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⚖ About the ingredients
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
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)
Large pot· Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
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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