Soups
French onion soup
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Slowly caramelised onions in rich beef stock – the Parisian icon, topped with cheese and baguette at Sven's table. Warming, deep in flavour and ideal for cold days.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 45 minutes
- Total: approx. 60 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 400 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 15.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 31.2 g
- Fat
- ≈ 20.1 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- baguette · ≈ 150 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- cheese · ≈ 100 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
Individual missing fat values were supplemented with documented comparable values from Matvaretabellen or BLS; these values are estimates too.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 800 g onions
- 50 g butter
- 1 litre beef stock
- 150 ml white wine
- baguette
- cheese
- salt
- pepper
- thyme
Instructions
- Slice the onions into fine strips.
- Caramelise slowly in butter.
- Deglaze with wine.
- Add stock and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Top with cheese bread and grill until golden.
