Cream of onion soup with apple juice and thyme

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This richly flavoured soup with a texture of a creamy broth concentrates on the slightly sweet undertones of onion, enhanced with apple juice and mustard

Cream of onion soup with apple juice and thyme

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Ingredients

  • good knob of butter

  • 2 large onions, thinly sliced

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1.5l chicken stock

  • 100ml cream

  • glass of apple juice

  • pinch English powder or 1 tsp prepared English mustard

  • pinch fresh thyme, chopped 

  • salt

  • freshly ground black pepper

  • garlic croutons and grated Cheddar, to serve

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a large heavy-based pan with a tight-fitting lid and once it is foaming, add the onions and bay leaf, stirring to coat. Reduce the heat right down, cover with the lid and cook for 30-40 minutes until the onions are golden brown and caramelised, stirring once or twice.

  2. Pour the stock into the onion mixture and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook gently for another 10 minutes. Add the cream, apple juice, mustard, thyme and season to taste. Allow to just warm through and for all of the flavours to infuse.

  3. Ladle into warmed serving bowls and scatter over some garlic croutons and Cheddar to serve.

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