White onion soup
Ingredients
- 200 g white onions, peeled and chopped
- a knob of butter
- 1tsp sugar
- 50 ml white wine
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 clove garlic, sliced
- 2 slices fresh ginger
- 300 ml cream
- 20 g soft butter
- salt and ground nutmeg
Method
- Melt butter in saucepan, add sugar, then chopped onion. Sweat for a few minutes. Add wine and reduce liquid. Add chicken stock, ginger and bay leaves, simmer for 30 to 45 minutes until onions are very soft. Remove bay leaves and ginger, add cream and soft butter, puree the mixture. Pass through a sieve, adjust thickness and season to taste.