Onion Soup for Dummies (that includes me)

Cooking yummy onion soup shouldn't be complicated, and it isn't. All these years have gone by and only now have I started enjoying this.  Pity!

I found this recipe in a cheap vegetarian cookery book (not an even an author mentioned anywhere - so there is no-one I can give credit to).

‘Licious Onion soup

Ingredients:

About 6 medium-large white onions.
About 1 glass of dry white wine
2-3 heaped tablespoons flour
Olive oil
2 vegetable stock cubes
about 1 litre of water

2 Baguettes
Grated Gruyere cheese

Method:

Peel & Slice the onions into thin rings
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pot & add onions
Fry until onions start turning translucent & brown (about 10 minutes on medium heat)
Add 2-3 heaped tablespoons of flour and stir until onions are coated
Add white wine
Cook for a few minutes so the alcohol in the wine will evaporate
(then it’s also suitable for kids)
Then add stock cubes and hot water.
Leave to simmer for about an hour, checking regularly.
Don’t let it boil, just a gentle simmer is fine.

When almost ready to eat, start the baguettes:
Slice thinly and stack tightly next to each other on an oven platter
Cover with grated gruyere
Place under a hot grill until cheese has melted and starts to brown.

Ladle soup into bowls and add slices of baguettes on top.
You can add some more gruyere now if you wish.
CAREFUL:  The soup under the bread is HOT!

Et voila!