Low-Carb French Onion Soup

French onion soup is a beloved consolation meals basic, and this wealthy, caramelized onion soup model takes it to the following stage. Served over chunks of bread topped with melted cheddar, it's historically a carb-heavy dish. Our model, nevertheless, is a pleasant low-carb various that also captures that indulgent consolation meals essence.

For the tacky toasts, I've opted for Sourdough Keto Baguettes recipe to maintain it keto and gluten-free, however be happy to make use of any keto bread you like. The cheese is melted onto the toasts earlier than including them to the soup, guaranteeing they keep crisp and don’t get soggy too rapidly.

Preparation time

Fingers-on:    20 minutes
Total:     1 hour 20 minutes

Dietary values (per serving, about 1 ¹/₃ cups/ 320 ml, with 2 slices of tacky toast)

Macronutrient ratio: Energy from carbs (10%), protein (20%), fats (70%)

Components (makes 6 servings)

Tacky Keto Toasts:

• 1 recipe Sourdough Keto Baguettes recipe (you’ll solely want half)
• 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese or cheddar cheese (113 g/ 4 oz)

Soup:

• 4 tbsp unsalted butter or ghee (60 ml)
• 3 giant brown onions, sliced (450 g/ 1 lb)
• 1 bay leaf
• ¹/₂ cup dry white wine (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
• 4 cups beef inventory (960 ml/ 32 fl oz)
• 3 cups water (700 ml/ 24 fl oz)
• skinny strips of peel from ¹/₂ natural lemon
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (15 ml)
• 1 tsp salt, or to style
• black pepper, to style

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (standard), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted). To make the toast, observe instructions right here however as a substitute make one giant baguette. Permit baguette to chill utterly whilst you make the soup.
   Observe: You’ll solely be utilizing one giant baguette, and want solely half of the combination, so you’ll be able to both use half of the substances to make one giant baguette, or make the entire recipe and use the rest to eat as per common.
   
2. Warmth the butter in a big saucepan over low-to-medium warmth. Thinly slice the onions and add to the pan. Scale back warmth to low and cook dinner, stirring each couple of minutes, for 30 minutes or till onions have softened and beginning to brown.
   
3. Enhance warmth to medium excessive, add 1 tsp salt and cook dinner, stirring incessantly, round 10 minutes till caramalized.
   
4. Scale back the warmth barely, add the wine and simmer, stirring, till the wine is sort of evaporated, round 2 minutes. Add the bay leaf, lemon peel and season with 1 tsp salt.
5. Add the inventory, water, and scale back warmth to low, cowl and simmer gently for 20 minutes or till flavors develop. Whisk in mustard. Add salt and pepper to style.
6. To make the tacky toast, slice the baguette into about ¹/₂ inch (1 ¹/₄ cm) slices. Layer on a baking tray and place below a grill/broiler. Cook dinner till golden brown after which take away.
   
7. Flip over, prime with grated cheese, and return to the broiler.
   
8. Serve with tacky toast and soup. Serve instantly whereas nonetheless scorching. To retailer the soup (with out the toast), let it settle down and maintain within the fridge for as much as 5 days, or freeze for as much as 3 months. The toast ought to all the time be make contemporary.