FRENCH ONION SOUP
INGREDIENTS
·
4 Medium to Large onions
·
Oil
·
Sugar ½ teaspoon
·
Black pepper
·
Salt to taste
THE DUCOURT ESTATES AND MY FRENCH ONION SOUP
One of the biggest exports
from Bordeaux is wine and there is no way you get to visit Bordeaux, France
that you do not get drawn in to the whole wine atmosphere, the beautiful
vineyards adorning the country sides are a sight to behold.
Having visited Chateau Lagarette,
it was time to visit the Ducourt Vineyards. I met Jonathan Ducourt at a private
dinner at the prestigious La Tupina which was hosted by Chef Jean-Pierre Xiradakis,
we had a super evening on that Dining table located in his cellar.
Amidst lots of chats, I
was enlightened on the wine business in Bordeaux, Jonathan and Jean Pierre have
some wine partnership going for them and need I forget the pretty Lily Li Juan,
winner of the musical competition “the Voice” China. She was on that table also
filling me in on international business, The Voice and making the evening worth
the while.
So, I set out some days
later to visit Jonathan’s Ducourt wine Estate, I was awed, I was thoroughly
awed, from meeting other members of the Family, to seeing the Factory, walking
down the Garden, the flowers, ooh I must not forget the fountain with the gold
fishes, the free range chickens and the robust pumpkins…. The Ducourt Estate is
definitely somewhere I would like to visit again. The scenery is so cool that
movie makers actually use the estate for their movie locations
Jonathan took his time to
enlighten me on wine making and the process of making Rose really caught my
fancy (as my Naija music artists won’t
stop singing about Rose). Anyway, as I learnt the processes, we were
wine-tasting alongside. I had so much fun at this over 100 year’s old winery,
which has passed down from generation to generation, still waxing strong and
willing to expand beyond borders.
I got inspired in so many
ways but one of my inspirations is making French Onion soup with some wine, so I
will share this recipe with ya. Meanwhile watch this video and tell me what helps the onions Caramelize faster in this French Onion
Soup recipe
FRENCH ONION SOUP
INGREDIENTS
·
4 Medium to Large onions
·
Oil
·
Sugar ½ teaspoon
·
Black pepper
·
Salt to taste
·
Red wine half Cup
·
Meat Stock (Preferably Beef)
·
Seasoning
·
French bread
·
Parmesan Cheese
PREPARATION
Chop onions thinly and add 3 table
spoons of butter in a pot. Allow the butter melt and heat up before adding the
chopped onions and a table spoon of sugar, this is to make the onions
caramelize faster, cover the pot and allow it caramelize for about 10-20mins
As soon as it caramelizes (brown but
not burnt), add your favorite spices, Black pepper and the red wine, cover and
allow wine to reduce to at least half. Then add the meat broth, salt to taste
and allow it cook for another 10 mins minimum.
Make croutons by coating a pan with
butter, add some garlic and probably little seasoning, add the bread and toast.
Scoop soup into soup bowls, top with
the croutons and grated parmesan cheese. Pop into the oven for 10 mins and as
soon as Cheese is golden brown, the soup is ready. Soup should be extremely hot
at this point so allow to rest a bit before digging in.
This is super enjoyable on a very
cold day.
So for our Give away Today, Our
question is what helps the onions Caramelize faster in this French Onion Soup
recipe? The 1st and 15th correct answer on the comment box on www.foodiesandspice.com gets to win a
Carton of Queen of Syrah Wine.
Sugar makes the onions caramelize faster.*fingerscrossed*
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