French Onion Soup

By: Sorted Food

French Onion Soup
cuisine icon Cuisine
French
cuisine icon Course
Dinner, Lunch
cuisine icon Difficulty
Medium
cuisine icon Duration
2 Hours and 40 Minutes
cuisine icon Cooking Technique
Instant Vortex Dual Basket Air Fryer, Stove
cuisine icon Keywords
2 hours and 40 minutes, 2 servings, air fry, bay leaf, beef stock, brandy, bunch watercress, butter unsalted, cider vinegar, cornichons, demi baguette, dijon mustard, dinner, french, gruyere cheese, healthy greens, instant vortex dual basket air fryer, lunch, medium, olive oil, onions, plain flour, Sorted Food, sprig thyme, stove, vegetable soup, vortex air fryer, warming soups, white wine

serving icon Servings
2 Servings
Ingredients
  • 100 g butter unsalted
  • 4 onions
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp plain flour
  • 1 Sprig Thyme
  • 100 ml brandy
  • 250 ml white wine
  • 500 ml beef stock
  • 1 demi baguette
  • 200 g Gruyere cheese
  • 4 cornichons
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • 1 bunch watercress
Instructions
  • Get a large wide saucepan over a medium heat with the butter.
  • Peel and slice the onions as finely as possible.
  • Add to the hot pan along with a large pinch of salt and pepper and the bay leaf.
  • Stir well and Cook over a High heat for 5 Minutes until the onions start to release some juices.
  • Turn the heat down to low, cover and allow to cook for 10 Minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Once the onions have released their juices and started to colour remove the lid and continue cooking very gently for 1 Hour, stirring occasionally until deep golden brown.
  • Tip in the flour and stir to combine.
  • Finely chop the thyme and add that along with the brandy.
  • Turn the heat back up to high and cook until the brandy has reduced by half.
  • Repeat with the white wine and then add the beef stock.
  • Simmer for 1 Hour over a low heat.
  • Taste and adjust the seasoning, allow the soup to cool and then refrigerate overnight.
  • Finely chop the cornichons and add to a large serving bowl.
  • Tip in the mustard, olive oil and cider vinegar.
  • Season with salt and pepper and then mix well with a fork.
  • Add the watercress and toss together.
  • Serve alongside the bubbling gratinated soups.
  • Preheat drawer 1 of the Air Fryer to Bake at 320°F and drawer 2 to Reheat at 285°F for 6 Minutes.
  • Cut 2x 2cm thick slices from the baguette.
  • Fill 2 ramekins with the chilled soup.
  • Once preheated, toast the baguette slices and reheat the soup in the ramekins at the same time.
  • Remove the toasted bread slices from the Air fryer and lay one slice of toast on top of each soup ramekin.
  • Generously grate over the gruyere cheese.
  • Replace the drawer into the Air fryer, set Air Fryer to Grill at 390°F for 3 Minutes or until the cheese is golden and bubbling.
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