French onion soup toastie
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 100g unsalted butter
- 4 onions, thinly sliced
- 10 sprigs thyme, leaves picked
- 250ml beef stock
- 8 slices white toastie bread
- 100g cheddar, grated
- 50g gruyère, grated
- 50g block mozzarella, grated
Method
- STEP 1
Heat half the butter in a frying pan and leave the remaining butter out at room temperature, to soften. Once foaming, add the onions, a pinch of salt and 200ml of water. Cook on high until all of the water has evaporated, then reduce the heat and add the thyme. Cook gently for 20 minutes, stirring regularly, until the onions are really soft and sticky. Add the beef stock and boil until syrupy.
- STEP 2
Heat a toastie maker. Spread the softened butter on both sides of every slice of bread, and divide the grated cheese and caramelised onions between four of the pieces. Put in the toastie maker, give each its buttered bread lid, and grill for 6-7 minutes until crisp. Alternatively fry for 3-4 minutes each side in a non-stick frying pan.