French onion soup with Genius gruyere and Dijon mustard croutes
On a cold winter’s day there is nothing so rewarding as breaking through the crust of crisp cheese and bread to get to the rich soup below
- Serving: Serves four
- Preparation time: 25 minutes
- Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- For this recipe you will need: 4 individual ovenproof bowls
Ingredients
- 55g/2oz butter
- 450g/1lb onions, thinly sliced
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tsp of corn flour
- 1.1 litres/2 pints fresh chicken stock
- 85g/3oz Gruyere cheese, grated
- 4 tsp Dijon mustard
- 4 slices of white Genius bread, cut into circles with a pastry cutter.
Method
- Melt the butter in a large casserole dish. Add the onions, thyme and season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and fry slowly, stirring regularly for about 45 minutes or until very soft and caramel brown.
- Stir in the garlic and fry for 30 seconds. Then stir in the corn flour. Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F.
- Add the stock and stir until boiling then simmer for 20 minutes.
- Mix half the cheese with the mustard and plenty of black pepper. Spread the mixture onto the bread then place each slice on the surface of the soup. Sprinkle over the remaining grated cheese.
- Place the soup in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese is well browned and the soup is bubbling. Serve immediately.
