French Onion Soup
Onions soups have been popular since Roman times at least. As recipe-creation legends go, this one is highly improbable: the soup was created by King Louis XV of France. One night he arrived at his hunting lodge to discover he only had onions, butter and champagne and voila, the first onion soup...
This recipe comes from my book Soups & Stews published by Collins. It is available from Amazon and all good book shops.
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