French Onion Soup

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Featuring Pure Maple Syrup
4 portions

Ingredients

  • 1.3 litres of beef stock
  • 50g butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1kg onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp pure maple syrup (preferably golden colour for its delicate flavour)
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 250ml dry white wine
  • 4-8 slices of French bread
  • 140g gruyère cheese, finely grated

Method

  1. Melt 50g butter with 1 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy-based pan. Add 1kg halved and thinly sliced onions and fry with the lid on for 10 mins until soft.
  2. Sprinkle 1 tsp sugar and 2 tbsp maple syrup and cook for 20 mins, stirring frequently until caramelised. The onions should be golden.
  3. Add 4 thinly sliced garlic cloves for the final few minutes of the onions’ cooking time and stir well.
  4. Increase the heat and keep stirring as you gradually add 250ml dry white wine, followed by 1.3l beef stock. Cover and simmer for 15-20 mins
  5. To serve, turn on the grill and toast 4-8 slices of French bread. Ladle the soup into heatproof bowls
  6. Put a slice or two of toast on top of the bowls of soup, and pile on 140g finely grated gruyere cheese and grill until melted.

A warming Christmas soup, featuring deliciously sweet caramelised onions and toasted bread with melted Gruyère cheese. This French onion soup gets an added touch of sweetness from the inclusion of Canadian maple syrup.

If you like the look of this winter soup, make sure to check out our other Christmas recipes.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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More about maple

The colour and flavour of maple syrup changes in subtle ways during the seasonal harvest

At the start of the sugaring season, the syrup is generally clear, with a light, sweet taste. It becomes darker with a caramelised flavour as the season progresses throughout the spring.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

Maple spread doesn't contain any butter or dairy products

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple spread comes from the sap of the maple tree — that’s all.

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