Recipe: Yummy French Onion Soup with Parmesan/Cheddar Croutons

French Onion Soup with Parmesan/Cheddar Croutons.

To make French Onion Soup with Parmesan/Cheddar Croutons you need 15 ingredients and just 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients

1. You need of Yellow onions, finely sliced.
2. It's of Red onions, finely sliced.
3. You need of Leek, finely sliced and washed.
4. It's of Garlic, minced.
5. It's of Butter.
6. Prepare of Olive oil.
7. It's of Dried bay leaf.
8. Prepare of bouquet garni of parsley, thyme and oregano.
9. It's of Litre, good quality chicken stock.
10. You need of Red wine.
11. You need of Splash of cider vinegar.
12. Prepare of Grated cheddar & Parmesan to serve.
13. Prepare of Salt and pepper to taste.
14. Prepare of French stick, sliced thickly diagonally.
15. Prepare of Grated cheddar and Parmesan.

French Onion Soup with Parmesan/Cheddar Croutons directions

1. Slice all onions and leeks..
2. Heat a large heavy base melt butter and add olive oil- high heat. Add onions and leek. You want to sweat down onions slowly for around and hour. Stir occasionally, and return lid so that it 3/4 covers pot- allowing steam to escape..
3. You will have to turn temp down whilst cooking onions, you don't want to burn or over do them. Meanwhile, gather herbs and tie together with string to make bouquet garni..
4. Deglaze pot with wine and vinegar. Add stock and herbs. Bring to the boil- reduce heat and simmer for a further 1/2 hour. Check and adjust seasoning if needed..
5. Now to get croutons ready. Heat oven to 160*C. Slice French stick. Grate cheddar and Parmesan over bread. Grate extra cheese to add to soup..
6. Bake until golden brown an cheese has melted. Remove and set aside..
7. Serve soup in a bowl with a sprinkle of cheese and top with croutons. Yum!.