French Onion Soup

Perfect for a winters day, a real comfort food soup packed full of beefy flavours with a cheesy topping.

for the topping

Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan and add the chopped onions. Sweat gently for 30 minutes until they are soft and golden then sprinkle over the flour. This will thicken the soup when you add the stock.
Slowly add the hot stock stirring gently and then the Marmite if using.
Leave to simmer gently for around 30 minutes stirring occasionally.
Whilst the soup is simmering toast the bread the rub the peeled garlic clove all over and drizzle with olive oil the top with the cheese.
Traditionally the cheesy toast is then placed on top of the soup after it has been served in bowls and the bowls are returned to the oven for the cheese to melt but it’s fine to just pop the cheesy toast under the grill to melt the cheese and then place on top of the soup.
Just have a napkin to hand as stringy cheese, long slithers of golden onions can make one heck of a mess and careful not to burn your mouth!!!