Recipes!!

So as promised here are two great soup recipes to try out.

French Onion Soup

1kg onion

Olive Oil to cover bottom of pan

35g garlic

50mL Red Wine

1.5L Brown Stock (chicken or veal)

Thinly slice onion and add to frying pan with olive oil. On low heat caramelize the onion (takes about 30 mins), stir constantly. Once onions are caramelized add finely chopped garlic. Remove onions from pan and put into a pot, deglaze frying pan with red wine to remove all the brown bits left over from the onion. Add the deglazed liquid to onions and then add stock. Bring pot to boil and reduce to a simmer for 20-30 mins.

To finish off the soup put it into oven safe ramekins add toasted baguette slice and shredded Gruyere cheese and put under broiler for few minutes until cheese has melted. Serve immediately.

It should look like this (mmm, so cheesy):

Potage Parisien

30g Butter

100g Leeks (white), paysanne cut (small flt square)

400g Potatoes, paysanne cut

1L of Water or Chicken Stock

Salt and Pepper to taste

Sweat leeks in butter till translucent, then add potatoes. Add water or broth, and bring liquid to a boil then reduce to simmer. Let it cook until potatoes are tender. Season with Salt and pepper and serve.

And this one, with potatoes all tender, should look like:

Try some of these easy recipes this weekend and warm up from this fall weather with a warm bowl!