Bread and Onion Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
When I have no vegetables on hand, I make this soup, which requires only onions and leftover bread. Grated Gruyère, one of my mother’s favorite additions to the soup, is a great flavor enhancer.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4-5 slices leftover bread, cut into ½-inch cubes (2-2½ cups)
- 1½ tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 medium onions, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
- 5 cups homemade chicken stock or low-salt canned chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup grated Gruy ère or Emmenthaler cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
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Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- 2. Spread the bread cubes on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until golden brown. Set aside.
- 3. Heat the oil in a large saucepan until hot. Add the onions and cook over high heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until nicely browned.
- 4. Add the stock, salt, and pepper and bring to a strong boil.
- 5. Meanwhile, drop the baked bread cubes into a large soup tureen and sprinkle the cheese on top.
- 6. Pour the boiling stock and onion mixture into the soup tureen and mix well. Ladle into soup plates, sprinkle the chives on top, and serve immediately.
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