Onion Soup

Ingredients

For the soup:

Onions                                 2
Butter                                   2 table spoon
Beef broth                           3 cups
Sherry                                  ½ cup
Thyme                                  ½ tea spoon
Garlic                                   1 clove(finely chopped)
Salt to taste

For the croutons:

French bread                    
Mozzarella cheese
Garlic                                     1 clove (finely chopped)

Method

For the soup:

• Finely cut the onions into julienne or dice them into cube (depending on the texture you like)
• Add butter to the pan along with the onions and cook the onions on low heat. Stir the onions to make sure they are evenly cooked. Once the onions have softened, turn up the heat and cook until golden brown.
• Add the garlic and thyme, cook for 1-2 minutes
• Add the sherry and simmer it for 1 minute
• Now add the beef broth (or the cubes and water) and salt and bring it to a boil.

For the croutons:

• Cut the French bread into thick slices and place them on the microwave grill.
• Top each bread slice with a generous portion of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle each with a little of the chopped garlic
• Grill the croutons in the microwave for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

Serve the soup along with the croutons. Enjoy.

Serves: 2

Note:
You can substitute sherry with white wine and beef stock with vegetable or chicken if you don’t eat beef. Top both the items with pepper for added flavour.