MealBudgetFrench Onion Soup
Deeply caramelized onions in broth, topped with toasted bread and melted swiss.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 75 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.81
Ingredients
- 6 yellow onions
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup dry white wine (cooking)
- 6 cup vegetable broth
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaves
- 1 french baguette
- 6 oz sliced swiss cheese
Method
Slice all the onions thinly. Cook them in the butter and oil over medium-low heat for 40 minutes, stirring often, until deep brown and jammy.
Stir in the flour and cook 2 minutes.
Add the wine and scrape the pan, then the broth, thyme and bay leaf. Simmer 20 minutes and season with salt.
Toast thick slices of baguette under the broiler.
Ladle the soup into oven-safe bowls, float a toast on each and cover with swiss.
Broil until the cheese bubbles and browns, then serve carefully.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £37.61 | £9.40 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $63.19 | $15.80 | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 27,30 € | 6,83 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 18,44 € | 4,61 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 35,52 € | 8,88 € | 10 of 10 ingredients |
| United States | $43.23 | $10.81 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $59.32 | $14.83 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٦٤٢٫٧٦ ج.م. | ٤١٠٫٦٩ ج.م. | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $81.75 | $20.44 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $940.44 | $235.11 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 35,94 | € 8,99 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
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