Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
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Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
25-09-2017 12:03 PM
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Never made it before, but got a big bag of onions yesterday for 50p! so thought make some soup.
So far, peeling 1Kg of onions is wet work!
Currently just caramelising them, so hopefully ready for lunch.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
25-09-2017 2:42 PM
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Getting to that time of the year again where big batches of soup are made. Rather you than me with all that onion peeling.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
25-09-2017 3:18 PM
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But yes the peeling was not fun. The smaller the onion the worse it was.
Now got 2 more meals in the freezer, as it is to rich for me to eat several times a week.
Didn't bother with the floating cheese on toast, had a bacon and brie roll instead.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
25-09-2017 4:10 PM
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When peeling onions to stop your eyes watering hold something metal in your mouth. A knitting needle has always worked for me.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
26-09-2017 10:25 PM
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Never made french onion soup before but after reading this post im going to try it out as i love onions.... also i may add some garlic too.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
27-09-2017 10:06 AM
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Some garlic would be good in it as well, probably about 3-4 cloves for 1Kg of onions.
My recipe was from here (https://www.nigella.com/recipes/members/duffs10s-french-onion-soup)
1Kg of onions sliced
1.5L of beef stock (recipe called for water I used stock cubes)
50g of butter
2 tsp of flour
melt butter, and add onions in a large pot over a low heat. mix for a couple of min. Cover and leave for 10 min, stirring occasionally. Remove cover and turn up heat slightly, continue to carmalise the onions for about 20-30 min stirring to prevent sticking. When it gets down to about 20% volume and is nice and brown add flour and stir. Add stock .
Simmer to reduce by 25%. Season as required.
It was very nice next time I make it some extra ingredients like garlic and some herbs will probably be added.As I said I had enough for 3-4 meals from this, for what cost me about 20p in ingredients. Too rich for me to eat several times a week so it is in the freezer.
Will be making traditional tattie & leek (un-liquidized as I like some bits in my soup) today for lunch.

Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
17-10-2017 9:22 PM
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This is the simple recipe we use, for a quick, delicious, easy & warming French Onion Soup..
Ideal for tonight, with temperatures fast approaching the forecast 6ºC
Just about to go make some....
French Onion Soup
Microwave
Chop One Onion into Fine Slices
Small squirt Oil in Jug
Cover, Microwave 3 mins on high
Add one mug Boiling Water
Add Beef Stock Cube
Add half Teaspoon Mixed Herbs
(Add Corn, Chicken if required)
Cover, Microwave 2 mins on high
Add half mug cold water
Serve in Bowl, with Toast Soldiers
(Plus possibly a Cold Drink too)
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 9:21 AM
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So has nobody got a tip on how to peel onions without all the tears ?
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 9:27 AM
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Yep, have someone else do it...
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 9:41 AM
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Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 9:50 AM
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One thing that certainly works is to leave the onions in the freezer for 2 hours before using them.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 10:03 AM - edited 18-10-2017 10:06 AM
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Try peeling onions while they are under water...works for me.
There is one question though, most of the onions over here are Spanish...so how can it be called French onion soup?
Growing old is inevitable...But growing up is optional.
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
18-10-2017 10:40 AM
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19-10-2017 10:37 PM
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@Anonymous We dont oven a microwave i like to cook everything fresh
Re: Just cooking some comfort food: French Onion soup
20-10-2017 9:41 AM
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