French onion soup

Ingredients

• Olive oil: 6 tbsp
• Yellow onions: 3. halved and sliced
• Balsamic vinegar: 1 tbsp
• Thyme leaves: 1 tbsp
• Garlic cloves: 3. minced
• Plain flour: 3 tbsp
• White wine: 250ml
• Vegetable broth: 1l
• Black pepper: to taste
• Baguette: 1. sliced
• Gruyère cheese: to garnish

Instructions

1. 1

   Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over a medium heat. Add the sliced onions and toss to coat. Reduce the heat to low and cook for 40 minutes,stirring regularly,until the onions are very soft.

2. 2

   Increase the heat to medium and cook for a final 15 minutes until the onions turn golden brown. Add the balsamic vinegar,thyme leaves and minced garlic cloves and stir. Sprinkle the plain flour onto the onions and cook for 3 minutes.

3. 3

   Pour in the white wine and cook for 5 minutes until evaporated. Add the vegetable broth,season with black pepper and leave to simmer for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 220ºC and line a baking tray with baking paper. Place the baguette slices topped with the Gruyère cheese onto the tray and bake for 10 minutes,until the cheese has melted.

5. 5

   Transfer the soup into serving bowls topped with a slice of toasted baguette. Garnish with any remaining fresh thyme leaves and serve warm.