Onion soup is a classic of French cuisine. It is a dish that is made with very humble ingredients but is frankly delicious. The traditional thing is to cover it with a few slices of bread on which cheese is placed and put in the oven to gratin it. But you can also have onion soup without bread or cheese and it will be an ideal lighter starter to accompany a good fish dish or some vegetables. In this article, I teach you step by step how to make this simple onion soup like I do at home, I’m sure you’ll repeat it on more than one occasion!
Winter, Boiled, Traditional recipe from France
Ingredients to make onion soup without bread:
- 4 onions
- 60 grams of butter
- 100 milliliters of white wine
- 1500 milliliters of water (6¼ cups)
- 1 teaspoon of meat concentrate (Bovril)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
How to make onion soup without bread:
- We start by peeling the onions and julienne those (strips). In a frying pan, put the butter and bring it to the fire. When the butter is melted, add the onion, stir well and cook covered over low heat, stirring occasionally.
- When the onion begins to soften, add the tablespoon of meat concentrate and the white wine. Stir well and cook over low heat until very tender.
- Tip: You can remove the meat concentrate and add homemade broth if you prefer.
- Pour the contents of the pan into a saucepan, add the water and season with salt, black pepper and nutmeg, cover and let the simple onion soup cook for at least an hour over medium-low heat so that the vegetable sweats well.
- All that remains is to serve this onion soup without cheese or bread and enjoy a delicious and cheap warm dish.
